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Phyllostachys propinqua is a clumping-to-running temperate bamboo native to several provinces of southern and central China, grown mainly as an ornamental or for culms. Give it sun or part shade, moist well-drained soil and room to spread.
Phyllostachys propinqua is a species of bamboo in the family Poaceae. It is native to the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Yunnan, and Zhejiang.
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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.
