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Kuma Zasa Bamboo (Sasa veitchii)

Kuma Zasa Bamboo

Kuma Zasa Bamboo (Sasa veitchii) is a dwarf, running bamboo from Japan with large, broad leaves that develop distinctive, papery, white margins in winter, giving a striking variegated effect. It forms a dense, low ground cover.

Taxonomic Details

Family:	Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Sasa (SAS-uh)
Species:	veitchii (VEET-chee-eye)

Grasses and Bamboo: Black Bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra); Hardy Bamboo (Fargesia rufa); Running Bamboo (Phyllostachys vivax); Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus): Towering Tropical Timber Bamboo; Monastery Bamboo (Thyrsostachys siamensis): Elegant Clumping Bamboo for Warm Climates; Robust Fargesia (Fargesia robusta): A Tall, Clumping Bamboo for Screening; Dwarf Bamboo (Dendrocalamus minor): A Small, Clumping Tropical Bamboo; Bamboo (Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea); Bamboo (Fargesia denudata); Bamboo (Bambusa arnhemica)

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