Golden Bamboo (Bambusa Phyllostachys Aurea) - 125-150 cm / 4.1-4.9 ft
An evergreen bamboo with strong yellow canes. Available from us in heights of up to 7 meters tall!
Golden Bamboo is a graceful-grower – it produces large clumps of slender green canes that turn to a bold yellow as they age. Its long finger-shaped leaves are a mix of yellow and green – colours that you can enjoy all year round, thanks to their evergreen quality. Golden Bamboo is extremely hardy against frost, but has little tolerance towards drought and so it may need to be watered during summer heatwaves.
Bamboo is one of the world’s fastest growing plant-types. Traditionally from Asia, its hardiness means it can actually be grown very easily in Britain – visitors to your garden will be surprised and impressed to see it there. As a forest plant, it appreciates a steady supply of moisture and compost. And as an enthusiastic grower, you should give Bamboo room to expand, we suggest placing infant plants about 100cm apart.
Latin Name: Bambusa Phyllostachys Aurea
English Name: Golden Bamboo, Yellow Bamboo, Fish-Pole Bamboo, Fishpole Bamboo
Species: Poaceae
Genus: Phyllostachys
Foliage Type: Evergreen.
Foliage: Yellow and Green.
Flower: n/a
Flowering Period: n/a
Suggested Location: Outdoor.
Suggested Soil Type: Moist and Well-Drained. Loam. Slightly Acidic.
Suggested Exposure to Sunlight: Full Sunlight or Partial Shade.
Suggested Exposure to Weather: Sheltered.
Hardiness Rating: High (H6)
Lowest Temperature Tolerance: -20 °C to -15 °C (-4 °F to 5 °F)
Suggested Uses: Containers. Hedging. Privacy Screening. Architectural.
Maintenance: Apply liquid fertiliser, prune dead and damaged stems in spring. Leave the cuttings at the plant’s base as a natural compost. Cover the roots with mulch in winter. Protect against slugs.
Growth Habit: Upright/Suckering.
Growth Speed: Fast (50cm to 80cm per year)
Starting Height: 125cm to 700cm (4.1 ft to 23.0 ft)
Final Height: 800cm (26.3 ft)
Starting Sideways Spread: 20cm to 150cm (0.7 ft to 4.9 ft)
Final Sideways Spread: 400cm (13.1 ft)
Pot Included: 15 Litre Plastic Pot to 160 Litre Plastic Pot
Height including Pot: 155cm to 755cm (5.1 ft to 24.8 ft)
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