Bamboo Leaves

Botanical Name: Bambusa
Common Name: Hirose

Bamboos are giant, woody grasses which grow to several full length, full diameter, culms each year. Bamboo is the most diverse group of plants in the grass family and the most primitive sub-family. It is distinguished by a woody culm, complex branching, a generally rhizome system and infrequent flowering.

Cultivation of Bamboo
Bamboo grows well in moist soils. Bamboo likes to grow at the edge of a pond, stream or swampy area. Irrigation is necessary where summers are dry, clear and hot. The soil range can be from sandy to clay. Bamboo grow fast and easily in sandy soils. A heavy much of wood chips encourages rhizome growth and maintains even moisture levels.

Uses
Bamboo is considered to be a sign of luck and a sign of love. So, it is used as the most commonly given gifts to the one who are close. Dried mature bamboo leaves may be used for dedorizing fish oils, and in both the eastern and western hemispheres the foliage of many bamboo has been used for forage. Some useful dyes are made of dried bamboo leaves.