Clumping bamboo fast growing pet friendly.
Alphonse karr bamboo growth rate.
Reasonably frost tolerant slender 2 3cm and a nice yellow colour.
The bamboo that you get initially never grows vertically again.
The culms of this clumper are yellow with irregular green striping and quite often show a pinkish rose blush in the younger culms.
Alphonse karr is commonly considered a collector s bamboo.
It has babies that are taller that has babies that are taller.
Forms large clumps 15 to 35 ft.
Culms are yellow striped with green and reach a diameter of about 1 2 to 1.
This cultivar is shorter and more upright than the common hedging bamboo and it always looks good even in melbourne s winter.
Growth rate is fast reaching around 3m in a growing season depending on conditions.
With water fertilizer and no control the plant may reach 55 feet.
Use a balanced slow release 10 10 10 product during its first year of growth.
Bambusa multiplex alphonse karr alphonse karr bamboo clumping bamboo growing to a height of 15 to 35 feet controlled height of 8 10 ft.
Garden style asian zen tropical.
Drought tolerant once established it can survive almost any condition even high winds and sea salt.
Branches from base of plant to top creating a dense screen.
Bambusa multiplex alphonse karr is a clumping bamboo that can grow 15 to 35 feet in height with a maximum culm diameter of 1 inches and will tolerate temperatures down to 12ºf.
Hardy to 5 and easy to grow green stems of these bamboos may reach 25 feet in dry conditions with little feeding and where rhizomes are contained.
This is mainly due to the plant s great adaptability versatility and beautiful attributes.
The colour deepens with age.
Pinkish shoots become green striped yellow culms.
Every generation should be taller that the previous year s shoots.
Being an attractive looking bamboo alphonse karr bamboo is also suited as a specimen bamboo and can be grown in large pots or containers.
The intriguing aspect is that each year s growth emerges and grows to it complete height in 60 90 days.
Probably the best looking of the hedging bamboos al karr bamboo always attracts attention.
Featuring brightly striped canes of yellow and green this bamboo makes an excellent centerpiece and conversation piece not to mention an amazingly beautiful hedge or screen.
Bamboo grows a little different than most plants.