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Golden Bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea

Best for colour - the UK's favourite bamboo!

Grown by Andreas

Tuscany

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Golden Bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea Ornamental Trees
Golden Bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea Ornamental Trees

£45

£55

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The highlights

  • Bright olive green canes maturing to a sunny golden yellow
  • Ideal for screening or hedges
  • Suitable for growing in containers
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

Description

  • It's no wonder Golden Bamboo is the UK's favourite - the upright canes (or culms) start off a vibrant olive green and mature to their unique golden yellow - covered in cool green leaves and with ornamental nodes at the base
  • The upright habit and fast growth of this bamboo make it a great choice for creating a screen or natural noise barrier
  • A hardy and versatile evergreen plant which grows up to 5m high but responds well to pruning and works well as a hedge or clipped into formal shapes
  • Winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit
  • One of the easiest and most reliable bamboos you can grow - plant in a sunny, sheltered spot for the best results. The lower leaves can be removed to show off the culms to their best advantage
  • Never buy garden canes again - as new culms are formed every year, you can harvest the old ones to use as plant supports

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Plant in 10L pot
Plant in 10L Pot

Height on arrival:

120-150cm inc. pot
120-150cm inc. pot

Eventual height:

3.5-5m
3.5-5m

Eventual spread:

2.5-4m
Plants will spread to around 2.5-4m wide
2.5-4m
Plants will spread to around 2.5-4m wide

Time to first crop:

Habit:

Upright, clump-forming
Forms a large open clump of stems with an upright growth habit, slightly arched at the top due to the weight of the foliage
Upright, clump-forming
Forms a large open clump of stems with an upright growth habit, slightly arched at the top due to the weight of the foliage

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
H5 - hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
Fully hardy
H5 - hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)

Rootstock:

Spacing:

2.5m
Plant 2.5m apart to allow for spreading
2.5m
Plant 2.5m apart to allow for spreading

How To Grow

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Generally disease free - protect the young stems as they can be targeted by slugs and snails

Water regularly

Water your bamboo thoroughly at planting time and make sure it doesn’t dry out until established (around 1yr after) Keep the soil moist but not waterlogged. Once established it shouldn’t need additional watering.

Full sun to partial shade

Does best where it will receive at least 4-6 hours of sunlight daily

Moist, well drained loam soil

Shallow rooted bamboo thrives in moist, well-drained loamy soil which won't get waterlogged

Feed annually

Bamboo benefits from some well rotted manure mixed into the soil when planting and an annual mulch with more of the same or compost. You can also add a handful of chicken manure pellets in spring and summer.

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Tuscany

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Start with a touch of Tuscan sun

Over 99% of our plants are grown in the UK, but where that’s not possible, Andreas steps in! Some plants need to start life in the warmth of sunny Tuscany, where Andreas nurtures them to maturity before handing over to Danielle in the South Downs, to toughen them up for UK gardens.

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