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Phyllostachys atrovaginata
Incense Bamboo is a running bamboo with stiff, upright, strongly tapered canes that can reach about 10 m tall and gives off a fragrant scent in warm weather or when rubbed. It is grown mainly as a hardy garden or landscape bamboo and needs room, since its rhizomes spread, and moist soil.
Phyllostachys atrovaginata is a running bamboo with strongly tapered, stiff, upright culms. It may reveal a fragrant scent during warm weather or when vigorously rubbed.
The common name of "Incense bamboo" comes from the unique aroma.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllostachys atrovaginata 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.
