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Sasa palmata
Also called Broad Leaved Bamboo
Sasa palmata is a low, shade-tolerant bamboo from Japan, Korea and Sakhalin, grown mainly as a groundcover in woodland gardens. It spreads by rhizomes and does best in shade with moist, rich soil.
Sasa palmata is a species of low-growing, shade-tolerant bamboo that is native to Japan. It is known as broadleaf bamboo or broad-leaved bamboo.
Sasa nipponica · Tsuboiana Bamboo · Kuma bamboo grass · Broadleaf bamboo
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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.
