fish-pole bamboo · Pests & diseases

fish-pole bamboo · Phyllostachys aurea
Also known as: golden bamboo; yellow bamboo

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 and bamboo cultivation

Watering: Deep watering weekly, tolerate brief seasonal droughtsSunlight: Full sun · Partial shadeInformation to be completed