
Photo copyright: Jed
Doty 1997 |
Phyllostachys
aurea
'Holochrysa'
Maximum height:
30 feet
Typical northwest height: 15 to 20 feet
Typical northwest diameter: 1.25 inches
Hardiness: 0°
F
Recommended USDA zone 7a through
10
This is the truly
golden
form of
"Golden
Bamboo,"
Phyllostachys
aurea, with the same interesting compressed internodes as the other
color forms. The
culms are
green at
first, then
turn yellow or
golden orange
in a few
months with or
without
exposure to
direct sun as
required by
the species. The photo to the left is a little unusual, as there usually
are not so many branches at the lower compressed nodes. This plant
makes an excellent privacy screen, see
Phyllostachys aurea for picture.
This colorful form has the same growth habit as the original plant, though
usually not as fast spreading.
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