Kingdom Plantae Family Poaceae Scientific name Pseudosasa japonica Rank Species | Order Poales Genus Pseudosasa Higher classification Pseudosasa | |
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Similar Pseudosasa, Tropical woody bamboos, Pleioblastus, Phyllostachys, Phyllostachys aureosulcata | ||
Pseudosasa japonica green onion
Pseudosasa japonica, common names Arrow bamboo and Japanese arrow bamboo, is a species of bamboo.
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Common Name
Pseudosasa japonica's common name, "arrow bamboo" or "Japanese arrow bamboo" results from the Japanese Samurai using its hard and stiff canes for their arrows.
Distribution
This species is native to Japan in Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku, as well as Korea.
In the United States it is found in USDA Plantzones 10 through 6, (ie: Florida to New York).
Gardening Uses
This cold hardy bamboo species (tolerant to 0°F/-17.7°C) grows well both in shade and also in full sun. The culms are typically yellow-brown and it has palmfont-like leaves. Pseudosasa japonica does very well in containers and salty air near the ocean. Because it tends to be more shade tolerant than other bamboo species it is often used by gardeners as an understory to a tree-lined living fence.
Subspecies
