Golden bamboo

Golden bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea)

Golden bamboo, also known as Fish-pole bamboo, Golden groove bamboo, Fairyland bamboo, Running bamboo

Golden Bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea) is frequently utilized for privacy hedges or screening bushes. This fast-growing plant features canes that turn yellow when exposed to full or partial sun, and these canes can deepen to a gold-orange hue as they mature.

Key Facts About Golden bamboo

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Attributes of Golden bamboo

Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Bamboo
Plant Height
5 m to 12 m
Spread
2 m to 5 m
Leaf Color
Green Yellow
Flower Size
N/A (rarely flowers)
Flower Color
Green

Scientific Classification of Golden bamboo

Phylum
Vascular plants
Class
Monocotyledons
Order
Grasses, sedges and allies
Family
Grass
Genus
Bamboo
Species
Golden bamboo