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Genus: P

Pachysandra: Alleghany pachysandra; Japanese pachysandra
Panicum: switch-grass
Parthenium: wild quinine
Parthenocissus: Virginia creeper; woodbine
Passiflora: passionflower; Maypop; apricot vine
Paxistima: cliff green; mountain lover
Peltandra: arrow-arum; tuckahoe
Pennisetum: Chinese pennisetum
Penstemon: St. Joseph's wand; pine-leaved penstemon
Petasites: fuki; sweet coltsfoot
Phalaris: ribbon grass
Philadelphus: mock orange
Phlox: phlox; flowering moss; ground pink; wild sweet William
Phragmites: variegated common reed grass
Phyllostachys: bamboo
Physostegia: obedient plant
Pleioblastus: bamboo
Podophyllum: Mayapple; wild lemon
Polemonium: Greek valerian; Jacob's ladder; bluebell
Polygonatum: hairy Solomon's-seal
Polygonum: knotweed
Polypodium: polypody
Polystichum: Christmas fern
Polytrichum: (soft haircap moss); common haircap moss
Poncirus: hardy orange; trifoliate orange
Pontederia: pickerel weed
Potentilla: bush cinquefoil; golden cinquefoil; shrubby cinquefoil; three-toothed cinquefoil
Prunus: wild plum; wild cherry
Pseudosasa: bamboo
Psidium: Cattley guava; purple strawberry guava
Pycnanthemum: mountain mint
Pyrola: shinleaf; wild lily-of-the-valley

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Catalog as of September 21, 2008

Pseudosasa

(Gramineae - grass family)

Bamboo. Three species of tall, evergreen, woody-stemmed grasses of temperate eastern Asia.

japonica

max ht 18' • max culm dia ¾" • min temp 0° F

arrow bamboo; metake

container, screen, sun - part shade
Japan

A large-leaved (to 13" long by 1-1/2" wide) bamboo. Does not spread as rapidly as some bamboos, but can be quite aggressive in warm climates. Has a distinctly running-clumping growth habit, producing clusters of culms separated from other clusters by areas with few or no culms. Prefers partial shade, at least in warm climates. One of the best bamboos for growing in containers.

less than (<) 1' tall, cat # 8S2E1 $16.95 each.
1'-2' tall, cat # 8S2E2 $27.95 each.

japonica tsutsumiana

max ht 18' • max culm dia 3/4" • min temp 0°F

green onion bamboo

container, screen, sun - part shade
Japan

Similar in growth habit to P. japonica, but perhaps a bit smaller and less aggressive. The culm internodes of this selection are sometimes swollen like the bulb of a green onion. Prized in Japan as an ornamental for this feature. One of the best bamboos for growing in containers.

less than (<) 1' tall, cat # 8S2F1 $16.95 each.
1'-2' tall, cat # 8S2F2 $27.95 each.