golden groove bamboo

Also known as: yellow-groove bamboo

Large, vigorous, evergreen bamboo, with upright, brownish-green canes, about 5m tall, broadly banded creamy-yellow, often zigzag at the base, with pink and cream striped sheaths, and narrow tapered mid-green leaves to 17cm in length

Scientific classification

Species: golden groove bamboo (Phyllostachys aureosulcata)
Genus: Phyllostachys
Family: Poaceae

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Toxicity: Bamboos
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: wider than 8 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Clump forming · Suckering
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Partial shade · Full sun
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Distribution of golden groove bamboo

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of golden groove bamboo

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golden groove bamboo care guide

Water regularly while establishing, keeping root zone evenly moist
Watering: Partial shade · Full sun
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Watering

Water regularly while establishing, keeping root zone evenly moist

Fertilizing

Balanced bamboo feed in spring and again early summer if needed

Pruning

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

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring

Growing

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 potting compost and feed with a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly during the growing season. May remain clump-forming in poor or dry soils but has the potential to become a nuisance in warm, moist or favourable conditions; see bamboo control and bamboo cultivation

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