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
4-8 metres
wider than 8 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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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 peat-free, 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
Propagate by division in spring
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
May be susceptible to damage from slugs on new growth
Generally disease-free