Scientific name: Phyllostachys aurea
Common name:goldstem bamboo
Family name: Poaceae
Useful cultivars and selections:
USDA hardiness zone: 7
Mature height and spread: 7-10m tall, 5-7m wide
Form: Oval, arching
Water use: low
Soil requirements: well-drained, humus
Leaf arrangement: simple. alternate
Fall colour: green/yellow
Flower/cone/fruit description: Panicle flowers (brown purple), grain fruit.
Limitations: Running bamboo; needs to be contained.
Suitable uses: Container planting. Mass planting.
Quick ID: Evergreen. Bamboo. Flat groove on stem. Simple. Alternate. Lanceolate. Grain fruit (brown). Leaves only on tips of stems (pairs at ends). Yellow stem.