Hime-shino
Sasaella kogasensis Nakai var. gracillima S.Suzuki
Kyoto Rakusai Bamboo Park
"Hime" means a queen and "shino" is small sized bamboo in Japanese.
Height is 40-60cm and 2-3mm in diameter.
Leaves are almost small size but beautiful green in growing season.
In winter the leaves become albo-marginated.
This bamboo is very popular for ground cover and greenery plant in ground.
It is widely sold in plant markets as the name of "Koguma-zasa" that means the small type
bamboo of Sasa vietchii".
Of course, this species is not same family of Sasa vietchii", but its image may be
the same with S. vietchii.
Height is 40-60cm and 2-3mm in diameter.
Leaves are almost small size but beautiful green in growing season.
In winter the leaves become albo-marginated.
This bamboo is very popular for ground cover and greenery plant in ground.
It is widely sold in plant markets as the name of "Koguma-zasa" that means the small type
bamboo of Sasa vietchii".
Of course, this species is not same family of Sasa vietchii", but its image may be
the same with S. vietchii.