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  • Plant support: Usually bamboos, used as canes in the garden for holding up plants. (29)
Latin NameCommon NameUseEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Arundo donaxGiant ReedPlant support32
Chimonobambusa quadrangularisSquare BambooPlant support20
Chimonobambusa szechuanensisPlant support10
Corylus avellanaHazelPlant support52
Corylus avellana ponticaPlant support40
Fargesia nitidaFountain BambooPlant support00
Hibiscus cannabinus KenafPlant support22
Phyllostachys aureaGolden BambooPlant support50
Phyllostachys aureosulcataYellow-Groove BambooPlant support40
Phyllostachys meyeriMeyer BambooPlant support00
Phyllostachys nidulariaBig-Node BambooPlant support50
Phyllostachys nigraBlack BambooPlant support43
Phyllostachys nigra henonisHa-ChikuPlant support43
Phyllostachys nigra punctataKurodakePlant support43
Phyllostachys nudaPlant support40
Phyllostachys parvifoliaPlant support30
Phyllostachys viridiglaucescensPlant support40
Pleioblastus gramineusPlant support20
Pleioblastus hindsiiPlant support30
Pleioblastus simoniiMedakePlant support30
Pseudosasa amabilisTonkin BambooPlant support00
Pseudosasa japonicaMetakePlant support21
Sasa palmataBroadleaf BambooPlant support00
Semiarundinaria fastuosaNarihiradakePlant support50
Semiarundinaria murielaeUmbrella BambooPlant support00
Thamnocalamus aristatusPlant support20
Thamnocalamus spathiflorusPlant support20
Thamnocalamus tessalatusBergbamboesPlant support00
Yushania ancepsRingalPlant support00

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