Golden Bamboo Hedging Plants - Phyllostachys Aurea

Golden Bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea) is an evergreen bamboo with upright canes and narrow leaves. Its bright green canes become yellowish with age and exposure.

Golden Bamboo Hedging Plants - Phyllostachys aurea

Our Golden Bamboo, Phyllostachys aurea, can be grown as an architectural feature or for hedging and screening. It is a running bamboo, so allow for rhizome spread.

Features of Golden Bamboo

The RHS lists an ultimate height of 4–8 metres and spread of 2.5–4 metres. Canes are bright green at first and become yellowish as they age, particularly with exposure to sunlight.

Benefits for Nature

This bamboo retains its foliage throughout the year. Its narrow leaves contrast with the upright canes.

Landscaping and Design Appeal

Use it for an architectural planting, hedge or screen. It can also be grown in a large container. Consider the space available for its mature size and spreading rhizomes.

Preferred Conditions

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. Choose a sheltered position protected from cold, drying winds. Where spread needs to be controlled, use a suitable root barrier or a large container and check for escaping rhizomes.

Fun Fact

Phyllostachys aurea is also known as fish-pole bamboo.

Summary

An evergreen, running bamboo with green canes that become yellowish with age. It suits sheltered positions in sun or partial shade and needs moist but well-drained soil.

Disclaimer

The dimensions above describe potential mature growth, not the size supplied. Appearance and growth vary with age and conditions. Check the selected product option for the size supplied.

Planting information by size and root type:
Pot Grown — 30-50cm, 50-70cm, 70-90cm: For forming a hedgerow it is recommended you plant 3-6 plants of this size per linear meter.
Pot Grown — 90-110cm, 110-130cm, 130-150cm: For forming a hedgerow it is recommended you plant 2-4 plants of this size per linear meter.
Pot Grown — 150-170cm, 170-200cm, 200-230cm, 230-250cm: For forming a hedgerow it is recommended you plant 1-3 plants of this size per linear meter.
Pot Grown — 250-300cm, 300-350cm, 350-400cm, 400-450cm: For forming a hedgerow it is recommended you plant 1-2 plants of this size per linear meter.

Choose sun or partial shade and fertile, humus-rich soil that retains moisture and drains freely. Shelter from cold, drying winds. Running rhizomes can become invasive in favourable conditions. For container plants, use peat-free, loam-based compost and apply a balanced liquid feed monthly during the growing season.

Supplied according to the option you select for this product.

Height: as selected when ordering.
Root Type: Pot Grown.

Delivery method by size and root type:
Pot Grown — 30-50cm, 50-70cm: Box Delivery
Pot Grown — 70-90cm, 90-110cm, 110-130cm, 130-150cm, 150-170cm, 170-200cm: Pallet Delivery
Pot Grown — 200-230cm, 230-250cm, 250-300cm, 300-350cm, 350-400cm, 400-450cm: Van Delivery

Delivery charges are shown at checkout.