Golden Bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea
Best for colour - the UK's favourite bamboo!
Grown by Andreas
Tuscany
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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
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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.
Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
Tuscany
Meet Andreas
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 John in the South Downs, to toughen them up for UK gardens.
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Our plants are grown in the UK
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