Reed bamboo plant. Bamboo subfamily (Bambusoideae) What plant does bamboo belong to?

Bamboo... Where does it grow? amazing plant? Is it a tree or a grass? In fact, it is a cereal crop that has high strength and flexibility. It can reach a height of forty meters. The high growth rate of the plant amazes and delights at the same time.

What is this

Bamboo is a plant that in appearance resembles both tall grass and a tree. It has a straight stem and wedge-shaped leaves. This oriental cereal combines calm, soothing colors - yellow and green. There are many types of it. The plant is found not only in wildlife. It is actively used by people in landscape design, decorative gardening, for the production of furniture, interior items and even in cooking.

The stem has a fibrous structure. The roots and rhizomes are located horizontally underground. Buds form on the rhizome, which gradually turn into sprouts. Most Bamboo species bloom once every sixty or one hundred and twenty years. The plant reproduces quickly - through rhizomes or seeds. IN the latter case this happens quite rarely. The bamboo stem is very strong, shoots with leaves extend from it. Thickenings form on the trunk where the shoots emerge. They are called nodes, and the part of the stem between them is called internodes.

What does it look like

Bamboo (photo can be seen in the article) grows only in conditions of high humidity and warm climate. Exactly climatic conditions determine its appearance and active growth. The stem of this plant resembles grass and a tree trunk. Bamboo is very tall, its crown is branched. The shoots of the plant are hard inside and out. In the middle of the trunk, the bamboo has a bright yellow color and there are hollow areas.

The leaves of the grass are lanceolate, with short petioles. Spikelets with large inflorescences. On the branches there are scale-shaped bamboo leaves. The root is well developed. It is capable of growing over long distances. The rhizome produces many powerful stems. Bamboo produces fruit only once every few decades due to rare but abundant flowering.

Habitats

Bamboo. Where does it grow, what climatic conditions are comfortable for this crop? The tropics are considered to be the birthplace of bamboo. It can be found in Australia, America, Asia. It is thermophilic and is poorly affected by frost and cold winds. Some species feel comfortable in the cold. However, northern and temperate climates are not suitable for cereals, as is extreme heat. Frost-resistant varieties of the crop are unpretentious. Their rhizomes develop in any soil. The plant also takes root in Russia, but only as an indoor inhabitant.

Bamboo is evergreen. The life cycle is long. Does not tolerate extreme heat, cold and drought. Able to survive in any conditions with proper care.

Species

Is bamboo a grass or a tree? It is considered to be a plant or giant grass. There are about a thousand varieties of bamboo in the world. They all differ in height and width of the stem. Some species look like bushes. Absolutely all of them adapt to new living conditions over time. One of the most popular types is considered to be “lucky bamboo”. This is a small indoor plant that grows in soil or water. It cannot be called a direct relative of culture.

The plant requires careful care and does not tolerate cold weather. Bamboo does not like clayey, waterlogged soil. Keep this in mind if you want to grow the crop at home. If the crop grows at home in an indoor pot, it is important to provide it with moderate humidity and warmth, but keep it away from the heating system. It is recommended to wipe the stem and leaves with a damp cloth.

Peculiarities

What features does bamboo have? Where does it grow and why is it able to quickly adapt to different climatic conditions? The most interesting and perhaps main view bamboo grows in the East Indies. Its trunk reaches a height of twenty-five meters and a diameter of thirty centimeters. The structural features of bamboo allow it to be used in construction. In addition, the old stems of the plant produce a sweet-tasting liquid that is used to make polishes and porcelain. Features include rapid growth, massiveness, and plant properties. Young crops are eaten, the stem is used in the interior, household, and industry, including textiles.

Areas of use

Where is bamboo used? Where does this crop grow and what is its significance for the economy? The scope of use of cereals is huge. Houses are built from the bases of trunks of large species and musical instruments are made. Bamboo is highly valued in the textile industry. Bamboo fiber is used to sew clothes, linen, blinds, wallpaper, carpets, blankets, pillows and much more. The material made from bamboo threads has amazing properties. It perfectly absorbs moisture, hypoallergenic, antibacterial and very soft. In addition, things made from it are durable, practical, and beautiful.

Today, bamboo is actively used in interior design. Decorative partitions, furniture, and accessories are made from it. It brings naturalness, environmental friendliness, and naturalness into the room. In countries with warm climates, durable dwellings are built from the crop, and the shoots of young plants are eaten. The popularity of bamboo is due to its resistance to climate change and mechanical stress. Bamboo is also used to make thick silk paper and tableware.

Growth rate

The fastest growing plant in the world is bamboo. A photo of this cereal shows what it looks like and how tall it reaches. Young bamboo can increase in length by ten centimeters per day. Some types of this crop grow fifty centimeters in 24 hours! The main difference between bamboo and wood is that the former grows to its final height in a season, while the latter takes years to do so. The reason for the high growth rate is the internodes. They simultaneously stretch, increasing in size. However, the growth rate is uneven and decreases from the root to the top. During the growing period, the plant not only grows upward. Its stem thickens and the nodes become larger. There is evidence that a babook can stretch one meter in just 24 hours!

Bamboos belong to the cereal family; they have a woody stem, like a straw, consisting of several dozen internodes separated by solid partitions. In some types of bamboo, the stem reaches very large sizes - a height of 40 m with a diameter of 30 cm. Bamboo grows in humid areas of the tropical zone of the globe, there are up to 490 species. Bamboos are monocotyledonous plants with a fascicle type of stem structure. A cross section of a madake bamboo stem, which grows well here on the Black Sea coast, shows that the wall consists of three layers: outer, middle and inner. The outer integumentary layer contains a number of cells elongated around the circumference of the stem and having rather thick walls. The outside of this layer is covered with a waxy coating. The inner layer has one or two rows of cells with relatively thin walls, also elongated around the circumference of the stem.

The thickest, middle, layer consists of parenchyma cells, among which are scattered vascular-fibrous bundles, which have the appearance of dark diamonds in cross-section. Parenchyma cells in a cross section are polygonal and oval (diameter 32 - 72μ), in a radial section they are quadrangular (length 32 - 160 μ) with simple pores on the walls, the thickness of which is on average 12μ. A fully developed vascular-fibrous bundle consists of vessels (two mesh vessels with a diameter of 108-162 μ and one or two annular vessels with a diameter of 54-60 μ) for conducting water up the stem and elements such as sieve tubes, which are conductors of plastic substances. The wood and bast elements in the bundle are surrounded by powerful groups of thick-walled mechanical fibers. Saxaul is a very common breed of Central Asian deserts and belongs to dicotyledonous plants (the quinoa family). Despite the striking external resemblance of saxaul wood to the wood of our ordinary forest species (clear layering, presence of a core), its structure is different. The type of structure of the saxaul stem is bunched. The thickening of its trunk is achieved by the formation of many secondary cambial layers, each of which forms a number of vascular-fibrous bundles immersed in the main tissue and then dies.

A fully developed vascular-fibrous bundle consists of wood elements (vessels) and bast elements (sieve tubes). The main part is built from short fibers, the length of which is 0.3-0.5 mm, thickness 12-14 μ. They perform not only a mechanical, but, apparently, a storage function. The growth zones of saxaul are located not in the form of concentric circles, but in a spiral; the width of these zones ranges from 0.5-1.5 mm; several (from 7 to 18) such zones can form within a year; therefore, the age of saxaul cannot be determined by their number. The outer zones (5-10, in some cases 15) are painted yellowish-white and have the appearance of sapwood; the central part of the trunk is painted darker - yellowish-brown. The medullary rays of saxaul are indistinguishable to the naked eye. In a cross section, the saxaul trunk almost never has the correct outline; it is covered with deep depressions and is characterized by an irregular, ribbed shape.

The subfamily of bamboo now includes not only genera with more or less woody stems, but also many herbaceous genera of tropical forests, similar in leaf anatomy to typical bamboo and also almost always having quite wide leaf blades, connected to the vagina by petioles. In general, bamboo is extremely diverse in terms of life forms and the structure of generative organs. As noted above, some genera of this subfamily have characteristics that are completely unusual for other cereals, for example, very long leaf petioles, pinnate venation of leaf blades, numerous stamens, stamen filaments soldered into a tube, nut-shaped and berry-shaped caryopses, etc. Unfortunately, representatives bamboo is still not well studied. The main reason for this is the great rarity of flowering bamboo with woody stems: most of them bloom once every 30-120 years and die after flowering. Collectors usually collect either only vegetative branches or parts of flowering branches, without paying attention to the structure of rhizomes and sheath-shaped leaves on young shoots, which are of great systematic importance. Herbaceous bamboo blooms annually, but their individuals are often mistaken by collectors for sterile, since their inflorescences are usually inconspicuous. For example, in the relatively recently described South American genus Maclurolyra, the inflorescences are hidden under the leaves, while in another South American genus, Piresia, the inflorescences are formed on creeping shoots with scale-like leaves and are often hidden under a litter of fallen leaves.

Herbaceous bamboo is distributed exclusively in the tropics, not rising to mountains above 850 m above sea level. Most of them (20 genera) are concentrated in Central and South America, 5 genera - in Africa, 1 - in New Guinea and 1 - streptogina - in the tropics of Africa, South Asia and South America. Bamboo with lignified stems are also mainly tropical plants, but among them there are a number of subtropical genera, and the genus saz comes even to Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands, where climatic conditions are far from tropical. In the mountains they also go much higher than the grassy bamboo. Thus, in the Andes, Swallenochloa and Neurolepis rise up to 4000 m, in the Himalayas some species of Arundinaria in the broader sense of this genus and Thamnocalamus - up to 3300 m, in the mountains of Africa Alpine Arundinaria alpina) - up to 3000 m above sea level. The largest number of bamboo genera with woody stems (about 22) is concentrated in East and South Asia, there are 15 in America, 8 in Madagascar, 3 in continental Africa, 2 in Australia, 1 endemic genus in New Caledonia Greslania. In the mountains of the tropics and extratropical regions of Asia, Africa, America and Australia, the genus Arundinaria in a broad sense (including the multibranched Pleioblastus and several other related genera) is widespread, and in the tropical regions of these same continents the genus bamboo (Bambusa) is also widespread. understanding (including Guadua and some related genera).

Herbaceous bamboo plants have recently been divided into 7 - 8 tribes, many of which include only 1 - 2 genera, differing, however, in structural features of spikelets or vegetative organs that are completely unusual for other cereals. Thus, the only genus of the streptogyne tribe (Streptogyneae) - streptogyna (Streptogyna), with 2 species found in the tropical rain forests of both hemispheres, has one-sided spike-shaped inflorescences with multi-flowered spinous spikelets and bisexual flowers with 2 stamens and 2 stigmatic branches. The latter are characterized by a remarkable feature: they are not covered with hairs, but with back-facing spines, remain after flowering, becoming even more rigid, and serve to spread the grains by exozoochory (Fig. 204, 2-4). The only genus of the tribe Streptochaeteae - cmpenmoxema (Streptochaeta) with 2 species common in the American tropics has spike-shaped common inflorescences and spikelets with one bisexual flower, 3 very large lodicules, 6 stamens and 3 very short-haired stigma branches (Fig. 204, 7 , 8). The only monotypic genus of the tribe Anomochloeae - Anomochloa from Brazil in appearance resembles representatives of the arrowroot family rather than any cereal (Fig. 197, 7). It has leaves collected near the base of the stems with long (up to 25 cm) petioles and heart-shaped blades at the base. Bisexual single-flowered spikelets are located in the axils of very large bracts. The flowers are no less original. They lack lodicules and have 4 stamens and a style that turns into a very short-haired thread-like stigma.

Of the two genera of the tribe Phareae, one - Pharus - is common in the American tropics, the other - Leptaspis - in the tropics of the Old World (Fig. 197, 7-6). Unisexual single-flowered spikelets are collected in a panicle. The flower has 6 stamens and 3 stigmatic branches. A remarkable feature of the tribe is the leaf blades with pinnate venation (the lateral veins extend at an acute angle from the midrib).

Two South American genera of the tribe Parianeae, which are characterized by spiky common inflorescences disintegrating into segments with dioecious single-flowered spikelets, are very different from each other in the structure of flowers: Pariana has male flowers with numerous (10-40) stamens, and Eremites (Eremites) - with 2 stamens. Both genera have 2 stigmatic branches, but in Eremytes they are almost naked.

The largest tribe of herbaceous bamboo olyrae (Olyreae) includes 14 genera common in tropical America, but one of the species - Olyra latifolia - is widespread in the tropics of the Old World. In addition, the closely related but sometimes classified genus Burgersiochloa is endemic to New Guinea. Unisexual single-flowered spikelets of oleraceae are collected in panicles or racemes. The floral scales of female flowers, leathery or cartilaginous, resemble the floral scales of millet flowers. Lodicules are very small, there are 2-3 of them; usually 3 stamens; a rather long style ends in 2 long-haired stigmatic branches.

Of the bamboo with lignified stems, the most primitive in the structure of the spikelets is the Arundinarieae tribe, to which belongs 8-10 genera, distributed mainly in the subtropical and warm temperate regions of East and Southeast Asia, including the Himalayas and the mountainous regions of Northern Vietnam. In addition, some species of Arundinaria in the broader sense of this genus are found in North America(up to 40° N), as well as in the mountainous regions of the tropics of Africa, South Asia and Australia. This tribe is characterized by leptomorphic rhizomes, relatively low and slightly lignified stems, and multi-flowered spikelets collected in panicles or racemes. The flowers have 3 rather large lodicules, often 6 stamens and 3 stigmatic branches. Many species of the multi-branch genus (Pleioblastus, Fig. 200, 1-4), often combined with Arundinaria, including shrub-like plants up to 3 (5) m high and dwarf plants up to 0.5 m high, are cultivated as ornamental plants in gardens and parks of the subtropics . In the USSR, the Japanese pseudosaza (Pseudosasa japonica) is widespread in culture, forming dense thickets up to 3 (4) m high. Kuril Sasa (Sasa kurilensis) penetrates further to the north than any other bamboo: on Sakhalin up to 51° N. w. Variegated saz (S. veitchii) and large-leaved saz (S. palmata) were introduced into cultivation as ornamental plants. In the gardens and parks of the south of the USSR you can find some other types of winter bamboo (Chimonobambusa) and indocalamus (Indocalamus). Only recently, the famous bamboo specialist Soderström, was able to establish the correct name for the so-called umbrella bamboo (“umbrella bamboo”), widely cultivated in European gardens and parks. This became possible after this bamboo bloomed - for the first time in 100 years of cultivation! It turned out that this is Thamnocalamus spathaceus - a representative of the genus to which, under the name T. nitidus, the bamboo cultivated in the south of the USSR, previously known as Sinarundinaria nitida, belongs.

Arundinariaceae are often combined with the closely related tribe Shibataeae, which, however, has largely lignified, highly branched stems. Relatively few-flowered spikelets are formed in large numbers on highly branched flowering branches and are often shrouded in scale-like or apical leaves with very small plates. Of the 3-4 genera, the most famous is the genus Phyllostachys, widespread in China, many species of which are cultivated as technical and ornamental plants. In the USSR, as in many other countries, Phyllostachys bamboo-shaped is especially common (Fig. 200, 5-10). Often cultivated as ornamental plant and the Japanese Shibataea kumasasa, with the small size of the whole plant (0.5-1.5 m in height) having rather strongly lignified and highly branched stems.

Unlike the two previous tribes, representatives of the bamboo tribe (Bambuseae) have pachymorphic rhizomes. Their spikelets are usually multi-flowered, with bisexual flowers, located singly or in groups on flowering branches; stamens (6, rarely 3, 2-3 (4) stigmatic branches. This is a rather polymorphic tribe, the volume of which is not entirely clear, since a number of genera with an insufficiently clarified systematic position continue to be attributed to it, distributed in tropical countries of both hemispheres, mainly in Southeast Asia. Only the largest (about 80 species) genus of the bamboo tribe (Bambusa) is found outside of Asia - in the tropics of Australia and America, where it is represented by almost 30 species of bamboo up to 35 m high. tropical countries as technical plants. There are liana-like forms, the stems of which bear thorns and thorns of stem origin. South Chinese bluish bamboo (B. glaucescens) is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks of European subtropics, including in Transcaucasia.

Only the very original monotypic genus Oxytenanthera, widespread in tropical Africa (but rising in the mountains up to 2000 m), belongs to the tribe Oxytenanthereae. The spikelets, collected in dense spherical general inflorescences, consist of many scales, but bear only one bisexual flower, the threads of 6 stamens grow together into a long tube, a very long style ends with 3 short stigmatic branches (Fig. 193, 1-4).

3-4 genera of dendrocalameae are common in Southeast Asia. In many ways they are similar to the genera of the bamboo tribe, but they have caryopses with a strongly thickened pericarp separated from the seed, nut-shaped or drupe-shaped. There are usually 6 stamens; a rather long style often ends in an unbranched stigma. In Gigantochloa, the filaments of the stamens grow together into a tube. Some species of this tribe, for example Dendrocalamus strictus and D. giganteus, reach a height of up to 40 m.

Herbaceous bamboos grow under forest canopies and tolerate significant shade. Some species are quite cold-hardy and can tolerate snowy winters.

Bamboos are tropical and subtropical plants that grow naturally in Asia, the Americas and Africa. And if herbaceous bamboo grows exclusively in tropical conditions, then some woody types of bamboos are found and thrive in more northern cold areas. For example, in the eastern Andes you can find bamboo Chusquea aristata at an altitude of 4700 m above sea level, which here forms impenetrable thickets, occurring right up to the snow line. In the Himalayas, at altitudes up to 3800 m, you can also find several species of bamboos growing here. Currently, bamboo Bambusa metake from Japan and several species of bamboo from China are perfectly acclimatized and growing in Central Europe. And representatives of the bamboo genus Sasa grow in Russia on Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands.
Plants of the bamboo subfamily are the most important industrial crops in many countries of the world, and the common bamboo Bambusa arundinacea can be compared in this respect only with the coconut palm. The homeland of common bamboo is unknown, although it is widespread in both hemispheres of the Earth. From the rhizome of ordinary bamboo, numerous stems grow very quickly and rapidly, 18 m long and higher, on which there are leaves 18 cm long and 1.3 cm wide. Ordinary bamboo blooms once every 25 years, very abundantly and simultaneously over large areas, forms fruits, and then dies off completely or only its above-ground shoots die off, while the rhizomes remain.
The giant bamboo Bambusa gigantea blooms once every 30 years. Bambusa tulda in Indochina grows 22 m in one month. In the Amazon basin, broadleaf bamboo Bambusa latifolia is an important part of the native flora. Variegated types of bamboo were brought to Europe from China and Japan, of which the Japanese low-growing bamboo Bambusa fortunei is especially common as an ornamental plant.

Bamboo has amazing properties: it is not afraid of moisture, does not fade in the sun, is resistant to temperature changes and does not delaminate. Bamboo shoots can easily penetrate even stone, which is why this amazing plant symbolizes indomitable energy and strength. Having such a symbol in your home is a sign of health and good luck.
Feature Bamboo - unusually fast (some up to 70-80 cm per day) and short-lived growth of their stems, reaching full height, usually within a few (up to 6) weeks, after which the stem in subsequent years develops only short lateral shoots with several leaves. Most Bamboo blooms and bears fruit very rarely, sometimes after 60 or over 100 years.

Bamboos spread with long rhizomes, forming continuous thickets. In our gardening, bamboos are still very modestly represented: they are treated with caution due to their reputation as tropical plants. There is evidence that in Western Europe, even multi-meter bamboos can withstand short-term frosts down to minus 30°C, but in our country so far only some dwarf species are grown that do not rise above the snow level and are more like just “grass.” It should be taken into account that in addition to the cold, we have other factors that are unfavorable for large bamboos - relatively dry air compared to Western Europe and sharper temperature changes. They are all very similar.

Types of bamboo:

This plant has an attractive decorative look. The appearance of adult plants is very elegant and delicate. In central Russia it freezes to the height of the snow cover, but quickly grows back.
Fargesia brilliantis has the following varieties:
- "Eisenach" - leaves are small, dark green.
- "McClure" is a tall plant.
- "Nymphenburg" - arched branches, narrower leaves.

In one of the observed plants, the last flowering began in the late 1970s and lasted for about 20 years. From the newly obtained seeds, the most decorative forms were selected and a number of varieties were created, such as "Mary", "Simba" and others.

Conditions for bamboo:

Bamboo requires moderately moist conditions fertile soils, sunny or semi-shaded places, protected from the wind. When there is wind, high temperature or drought, plants roll up their leaves, but unfold them again when conditions become favorable.
Care: in autumn or spring, it is advisable to mulch the soil around the plant with humus. There is no need to cut out the leafless shoots that form at the end of summer - they are important for the growth of the plant. Fargesias are quite cold-resistant and can withstand temperatures down to -29°C in snowy winters, however, in the conditions of central Russia, it is advisable for them to make dry shelters from leaves and spruce branches for the winter.
Reproduction: by dividing bushes in the first half of May. This must be done very carefully, keeping the cuttings in humid conditions until planting.
Use: Fargesias are used primarily as tapeworm plants. They form amazingly beautiful curtains near buildings, lawns, and retaining walls. They look very exotic in containers displayed on a patio or near a pond, made in a regular style. Zone 4.
Fargesia spathacea
Originally from Northern China.
The most frost-resistant of bamboos, tolerates cold down to -27° C. The plant is up to 3 m high. The straws are thick, yellow, young ones are green. The leaves are bluish-green, wide, lanceolate, shiny above, dull below. Prefers light soils. For a plant to grow beautiful, it must grow in one place for as long as possible. Does not tolerate pruning. Propagated by dividing bushes.

Bamboo care:

Temperature for bamboo:
Preferably moderate, in heat above 26°C the tips of the leaves may dry out. In winter, keeping a greenhouse is more suitable - a bright, cool place, at a temperature of about 12-13°C. Although in nature these plants can withstand sub-zero temperatures when planted in pots, they should not be kept in sub-zero temperatures in the winter.

Lighting for bamboo:
A bright sunny location, with some sun in the morning or evening. On the south side, the leaves burn out and dry out; no, they will not die in the sun, but they will look less decorative. On the northern side the bamboos are dark - the bushes are thin, the leaves are sparse. In summer, it is better to take the plants out into the open air, to a place protected from the wind.

Watering bamboo:
Watering should be plentiful in summer and moderate in winter. The earthen clod should not be allowed to become too dry. But overmoistening should be avoided; the soil should not be too wet, but should have time to dry out before the next watering in the upper part of the pot.

Bamboo fertilizer:
During the growth period from April to August, every two weeks bamboo is fed with special complex fertilizers for indoor plants. You can use “Rainbow”, “Ideal”, “Giant”, etc.

Humidity: Bamboo loves regular spraying of leaves warm water.

Transfer:
Young plants are replanted annually in the spring; older plants are replanted every 2-3 years. The soil should be nutritious - 2 parts turf, 1 part leaf, 1 part humus soil, 1 part sand or vermiculite. Root system quite powerful, in nature it is invasive, spreads widely and displaces and suppresses other plants. Therefore, the pot must be spacious; large specimens are planted in tubs. It is necessary to put drainage at the bottom of the pot.

Description of the plant

Let's look at a more detailed description of Bamboo.

Homeland of growth

The homeland of bamboo is Australia, Asia and America. Tropical parts of these continents.

REFERENCE! Members of the family require warm weather and high humidity to grow.

Stem

A bamboo stem is a cross between a tree stem and a grass stem. The height reaches forty meters. The crown is branched. Growth is happening at incredible speed. At times it reaches a whole meter per day. Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the world.

Escapes

The shoots are hard both inside and outside. The core is bright yellow and has air chambers. If bamboo is going to be eaten, it is harvested after it has sprouted.

In this case, the shoots must be very strong, surrounded by leaves, which must be removed before cooking.

Bamboo shoots contain cyanogenic glycoside. Its properties cease after holding bamboo at high temperatures, for example, in the oven.

Leaves and branches

Leaves are lanceolate. The petioles are incredibly short. Multi-flowered spikelets singly or in large inflorescences are attached to the branches. Bamboo branches bear only scale-like leaves. The remaining leaves are held directly on the stem.

Root

The bamboo root is very developed; capable of spreading over vast distances in a short time. A large number of powerful stems also grow from the rhizome.

Fetus

Bamboo fruit produces only once in twenty-five years, since bamboo blooms exactly once every twenty-five years. It blooms strongly and abundantly, covering vast areas. After flowering, the bamboo shoots die. Only the rhizomes are preserved.

Care

Bamboo is actually a very rare representative of its genus. Indoor varieties can be more than a meter tall, but they can be trimmed, thereby maintaining the required height. Representatives of the species require constant meticulous care, since their structure is quite specific.

REFERENCE! Moderate temperatures are preferred for maintenance. When the temperature exceeds 30 degrees, the leaves of the plant begin to dry out.

Bamboo is a flower that can withstand slight sub-zero temperatures, but it's better not to risk it, keep it warm.

Lighting

Any representative of flora and fauna needs light. Solar or artificial. Bamboo should also be kept in a sunny place, but removed from there occasionally.

If it is constantly exposed to the sun, the leaves may fade and dry out. No, they will not die, but their appearance will definitely not please you. In summer, it is better to keep the plant outside, in a windless place. A greenhouse or greenhouse is perfect.

Watering

In summer it requires frequent watering, less often in winter. The main thing is to prevent the earthen ball from becoming too dry. But you shouldn’t allow waterlogging either.

Keep the soil moist for an hour after watering; it should remain dry until the next watering.

IMPORTANT! Since in nature bamboo grows in humid regions of the globe, in indoor conditions it must be frequently and generously sprayed with warm water from a spray bottle. This should be done at least once a day.

Fertilizers

Bamboo is a plant that simply needs fertilizer to strengthen its natural strength. In summer it should be fertilized every two weeks, since this is a period of growth. In winter there is no need to fertilize at all. Use any potting soil for indoor plants as fertilizer. You can buy it at any specialized store.

Young plants are replanted strictly in the spring. Do it once every two years. The soil must be nutritious. Special purchased soil is recommended, since the rhizomes of the plant are powerful, and they need land that can supply them with the necessary level nutrients. The pot should be wide and tall, since a lot of land is needed. The bottom of the pot can be equipped with drainage.

You can find out more about caring for bamboo at home.

Diseases and pests

There are many reasons why your plant suddenly began to deteriorate and turn yellow. To prevent this from happening, you should follow the care instructions exactly, since the cause of the disease can even be bad water or soil poorly fertilized with mineral salts and fertilizers.

Often the culprits are fungi and various infections. Moreover, not only the leaves turn yellow, but also the bamboo trunk.

Leaves that suddenly turn yellow should be cut off. Carefully cut out and disinfect the places on the stem where the infected leaf was. Suitable for the role of a disinfectant charcoal, which should be used to slowly lubricate the damaged area of ​​the stem. After the disinfection procedure, the area can be lubricated with wax.

Indoor bamboo copes quite well with many ailments. But you still need to know the symptoms. Learn the main diseases of indoor plants in order to save the plant’s life in time.

Spider mites- the most common pests that affect this plant. Wash the flower with soap and water, after which it should recover. If you want your home bamboo to be constantly in good shape, then make its living conditions as organic as possible, as in nature, where the plant lives. This way it will feel at ease. After all, nature is nature. She will still take hers.

It is necessary to observe the organicity of all factors: temperature, humidity, amount of minerals, etc. If you do everything as the plant needs, then your decorative bamboo will be an excellent addition to the interior and will last for many years, serving faithfully. If not, then within a year the plant will simply die.

You can learn more about common diseases and pests of bamboo.

Reed bamboo has been used by humans since ancient times. The plant was widely used in folk medicine. With its help, the interiors of homes and gardens were decorated. Healing properties bamboo also took place in its use by people. Medicines that treat many diseases are made from bamboo. Bamboo is an excellent decorative addition, but it requires careful care.

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