@@Sasaella kogasensis Nakai var. gracillima S.Suzuki
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 Kyoto Rakusai Bamboo Park |
"Hime" means a queen and "shino" is small sized bamboo in Japanese. Height is 40-60cm and 2-3mm in diameter. Leaves are almost small size but beautiful green in growing season. In winter the leaves become albo-marginated. This bamboo is very popular for ground cover and greenery plant in ground. It is widely sold in plant markets as the name of "Koguma-zasa" that means the small type bamboo of Sasa vietchii". Of course, this species is not same family of Sasa vietchii", but its image may be the same with S. vietchii. |