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Dracaena sanderiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Central Africa. [3] It was named after the German–English gardener Henry Frederick Conrad Sander (1847–1920). The plant is commonly marketed as "lucky bamboo," which has become one of its common names.
House made entirely of bamboo. Bamboo construction involves the use of bamboo as a building material for scaffolding, bridges, houses and buildings.Bamboo, like wood, is a natural composite material with a high strength-to-weight ratio useful for structures. [1]
Chamaedorea seifrizii, commonly known as bamboo palm, parlor palm, or reed palm, is a species of plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a subtropical palm that grows up to 20 feet tall, and is commonly used as a houseplant. [3] The evergreen leaves are pinnately divided, and yellow flowers are borne on a panicle. [4]
Durability of bamboo in construction is directly related to how well it is handled from the moment of planting through harvesting, transportation, storage, design, construction, and maintenance. Bamboo harvested at the correct time of year and then exposed to ground contact or rain will break down just as quickly as incorrectly harvested material.
Nandina domestica (/ n æ n ˈ d iː n ə / nan-DEE-nə) [a] [b] [c] commonly known as nandina, heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Japan. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Nandina.
Mexican Weeping Bamboo is easy to propagate by dividing the root ball with a sharp spade. A particularly delicate look can be achieved by thinning the culms so that they are spaced 1 foot (0.30 m) or more apart. This allows dappled light to pass through the Mexican Weeping Bamboo, and the plant will sway gracefully in a gentle breeze.
Plant domestication is seen as the birth of agriculture. However, it is arguably proceeded by a very long history of gardening wild plants. While the 12,000 year-old date is the commonly accepted timeline describing plant domestication, there is now evidence from the Ohalo II hunter-gatherer site showing earlier signs of disturbing the soil and cultivation of pre-domesticated crop species. [8]
Chamaedorea microspadix, or the hardy bamboo palm, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Chamaedorea, native to eastern Mexico (Hidalgo, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, and Veracruz). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is remarkably cold hardy for a palm, able to survive occasional frosts down to 20 °F (−7 °C).