Its bulgy inter nodes make it unique and beautiful when used as an ornamental plant.
Buddha belly bamboo plants images.
It got its name from the resemblance its lumpy inter nodes have with the belly of buddha.
The genus is a large one classified by german botanist johan von schreber around 1800.
Bamboo plants are in fact grasses and fall into this family along with wheat and turf species.
What better way to create a tropical garden than by adding this tropical bamboo plant.
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Plant database entry for buddha belly plant jatropha podagrica with 53 images one comment and 52 data details.
The dwarf buddha belly bambusa vulgaris wamin is a non invasive clumping bamboo.
Buddha s belly bamboo is a unique selection that can be kept small when grown in a container or confined space.
The dwarf buddha belly can grow to heights between 12 to 15 feet tall and can withstand temperatures around 30 degrees fahrenheit making it one of the shortest and cold sensitive of the.
The dwarf buddha belly bambusa vulgaris wamin originates from burma.
In these conditions it will remain compact and develop fattened segments with bulges resembling buddha s belly.
Classification is difficult because bamboos flower so rarely so many of these plants share a convoluted ancestry in the botanical references.