Pleioblastus viridistriatus
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Pleioblastus auricomus
- Phonetic Spelling
- plee-o-blast-uss vi-rid-ee-stry-AH-tus
- Description
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Bright yellow striped bamboo with green stripes of various width that makes a good container plant. It is an aggressive spreader by way of its rhizomes. It is often grown for its foliage.
This plant is shade tolerant but will show its best foliage colors in full sun. In warmer climates, it can be grown as an evergreen.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Pleioblastus
- Species:
- viridistriatus
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Central & Southern Japan
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
- Habit/Form:
- Columnar
- Erect
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- High
- 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:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- Insignificant
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Showy, variegated leaves with green-gold irregular stripes
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- 1/4" canes
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Pond
- Slope/Bank
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Rock Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Barrier
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Screen/Privacy
- Problems:
- Weedy
