Phyllostachys aurea (AGM) 35L
Product Code: 184482
£129.00
- Common Name: Fishpole Bamboo / Golden Bamboo
- Ultimate height: 4-8m
- Time to ultimate height: 5-10 years
- Ultimate spread: 2.5-4m
- Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. Protect from cold drying winds. In a container grow in a loam-based compost and feed with a balanced liquid fertiliser on a monthly basis during the growing season. After flowering prune back hard and feed with balanced fertiliser. May remain clump-forming in poor or dry soils but can become invasive in warm, moist or favourable conditions; see bamboo control
- Propagate by division in spring
- Remove weak, dead, damaged or spindly stems in spring and thin to show off stems to best effect. Cut out any flowering shoots promptly to discourage more from forming - see bamboo cultivation
Description
Description
A large, spreading bamboo with bright green canes growing yellow with age. Narrow yellowish to golden green leaves. H: 4m. Prefers moist but well drained soil.
