The types and names of bamboo are: Ruo bamboo, filial bamboo (Guanyin bamboo), Phoenix tail bamboo, flower filial bamboo, and green skin bamboo.

1. Ruo Bamboo

Shrub-like or small shrub-like type. The height of the pole is 0.75-2 meters, the diameter is 4-7.5 mm; the length of the internodes is about 25 cm, and the longest one can reach 32 cm. It is cylindrical, slightly flattened at the base on one side of the branch, generally green, and the wall thickness of the pole is 2.5 -4 mm; the nodes are relatively flat; the pole ring is slightly raised than the sheath ring, and there is a reddish-brown hair ring attached to the pole below the node.

Ruo bamboo belongs to the masculine bamboo species and likes a warm and humid climate. It is suitable to grow in loose, well-drained acidic soil. It has poor cold tolerance, so it requires deep fertile, loose and breathable, slightly acidic to neutral soil. Ground cover greening materials, river bank protection, park greening.

2. Filial Bamboo (Guanyin Bamboo)

Filial Bamboo belongs to the genus Echinacea of ??the Poaceae family. Shrub-type bamboos grow in clusters, with underground stems and rachis growing in clusters. Bamboo stalks grow densely, with a stalk height of 2 to 7 meters and a diameter of 1 to 3 centimeters. Young stalks are slightly covered with white powder, the internodes are cylindrical, and the upper part has white or brown bristles. The stems are green, turning yellow when old, and the tips are slightly curved.

Most of the branches are clustered in one node, and each branch has 5-10 leaves. The leaves are linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, with a tapered top. The surface of the leaves is dark green, and the back of the leaves is pinkish white. Thin. It is native to China and is mainly produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Southwest and other provinces and regions. They mostly grow in valleys and beside small rivers. It can grow normally in cultivation in the Yangtze River Basin and south. Cultivated in Qingdao, Shandong Province, it is the northernmost bamboo species among cluster bamboos.

3. Phoenix tail bamboo

Cluster bamboo is a variation of filial bamboo. It has a short plant shape, dense and whirling green leaves, and a graceful charm, like a phoenix tail. The branches are slender, and the upper end of the bamboo pole is thin due to the lush branches and leaves. The branches are dense, slender and curved downward. The leaves are small, about 3cm long, often with 20 leaves arranged in rows on both sides of the branches, like pinnate shapes. Bamboo stalks and branches that are solid or nearly solid are called "Guanyin bamboo", while those that are hollow are called "Phoenix tail bamboo".

Original from southern China. It likes a warm, humid and semi-shady environment, has slightly poor cold tolerance, is intolerant of strong light exposure, and is afraid of waterlogging. It prefers fertile, loose and well-drained loam, and the temperature in winter is not lower than 0℃.

Phoenix bamboo has dense clusters, short trunks, and beautiful branches and leaves. It can absorb formaldehyde and purify the air. It is often used as a potted plant to decorate small courtyards and homes. It is also often used to make bonsai or as a low hedge material. . It is cultivated in various places south of the Yangtze River in China, Japan and India.

4. Flower Filial Bamboo

Also known as: Xiaoqin Silk Bamboo. Bamboo grows in clusters, with culms 2-8m high and 1-4cm in diameter. New stalks are light red, old stalks are golden yellow, with irregular green vertical stripes. The clumps are graceful and the stems are beautiful in color, making them an excellent material for garden ornamental or potted plants.

5. Green bamboo

Green bamboo, also known as: bamboo, mountain green bamboo, ground green bamboo (Guangdong), yellow bamboo, small green bamboo, Guangning bamboo (also known as folk bamboo in southern Guangdong) : Clothes-drying bamboo, tall bamboo, shed bamboo, and zami bamboo).

Distributed in southern China, including Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, Hunan, Fujian, and southern Yunnan, equivalent to the area south of 25 degrees north latitude. The average annual temperature within its distribution range is 18 to 20°C, and the annual rainfall is It can grow well above 1 400 mm and is best grown in loose, moist and fertile soil. It can grow on river banks, plains, hills and all sides (especially on alluvial soils on both sides of rivers, basins and plains).

Suitable for growing in warm and humid climate. It is mainly produced in Guangdong, with the largest number in Guangning County, which is also the largest green bamboo center in the world. It has been introduced in Zhejiang and Jiangxi. It can withstand low temperatures of 23°C and its adaptability range far exceeds its natural distribution area.