| ''For full article, see: [[Bamboo]]'' | | ''For full article, see: [[Bamboo]]'' |
− | Most of these woody-culmed perennials originate either in tropical or subtropical regions, many from East Asia. Most are frost tender, evergreen plants, though some are from temperate regions and can take a hard freeze. Bamboos can be low-growing (like ''Pleioblastus pygmaeus'' var. ''distichus'') or very tall (like ''Phyllostachys aureosulcata'' 'Spectabilis'). Bamboos are popular as screening or hedging plants, as specimen plants, or as decorative ground-covers. The foliage is elegant and ornamental, and is sometimes variegated with green, yellow or cream. | + | Most of these woody-culmed perennials originate either in [[tropical]] or [[subtropical]] regions, many from [[East Asia]]. Most are [[frost tender]], evergreen plants, though some are from [[temperate]] regions and can take a [[hard freeze]]. Bamboos can be [[low-growing]] (like ''Pleioblastus pygmaeus'' var. ''distichus'') or very tall (like ''Phyllostachys aureosulcata'' 'Spectabilis'). Bamboos are popular as screening or [[hedging plants]], as specimen plants, or as decorative ground-covers. The foliage is elegant and ornamental, and is sometimes variegated with green, yellow or cream. |