Golden Bamboo Pleioblastus fortunei
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Golden Bamboo:
Previously known as:
- Arundinaria variegata
- Phonetic Spelling
- plee-o-blast-uss for-TOO-nee-eye
- This plant is an invasive species in North Carolina
- Description
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Spreads by rhizomes. The top freezes in winter so cut to the ground in spring.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Pleioblastus
- Species:
- fortunei
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Central & S. Japan
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Range of soil types; drought tolerant
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6b, 6a, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10b, 10a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Caryopsis
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- Rarely flowers
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Variegated
- White
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- New leaves are white with bright green stripes.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Problems:
- Invasive Species
