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Arthrostylidium distichum

Arthrostylidium distichum is a clumping bamboo from the Neotropics, grown mainly as an ornamental in warm, humid gardens. It needs moist, shaded to lightly shaded conditions and a frost-free climate.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil consistently moist, especially in the growing season, and do not let it dry out completely.
Soil
Moist, fertile, well-drained loam or garden soil with organic matter.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Cuba to Hispaniola
Climate
wet tropical

About

Arthrostylidium distichum is a species of Arthrostylidium bamboo native to Central America, the West Indies, northern South America, and southern Mexico.

Other Arthrostylidium plants

Arthrostylidium auriculatum · Arthrostylidium canaliculatum · Arthrostylidium chiribiquetense · Arthrostylidium cubense · Arthrostylidium ekmanii · Arthrostylidium excelsum · Arthrostylidium fimbriatum · Arthrostylidium fimbrinodum · Arthrostylidium grandifolium · Arthrostylidium haitiense · Arthrostylidium judziewiczii · Arthrostylidium longiflorum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arthrostylidium distichum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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