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.
Alphonse karr bamboo growth rate.
Fertilize outdoor planted alphonse karr bamboo in early spring when new shoots appear.
Clumping bamboo fast growing pet friendly.
New shoots are pink and they age to yellow.
Every generation should be taller that the previous year s shoots.
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.
The bamboo that you get initially never grows vertically again.
Drought tolerant once established it can survive almost any condition even high winds and sea salt.
Alphonse karr is commonly considered a collector s bamboo.
Culms are yellow striped with green and reach a diameter of about 1 2 to 1.
Average landscape size fast growing.
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.
Growth rate is fast reaching around 3m in a growing season depending on conditions.
Forms large clumps 15 to 35 ft.
Pinkish shoots become green striped yellow culms.
Being an attractive looking bamboo alphonse karr bamboo is also suited as a specimen bamboo and can be grown in large pots or containers.
Reasonably frost tolerant slender 2 3cm and a nice yellow colour.
Use a balanced slow release 10 10 10 product during its first year of growth.
This is mainly due to the plant s great adaptability versatility and beautiful attributes.
Probably the best looking of the hedging bamboos al karr bamboo always attracts attention.
This cultivar is shorter and more upright than the common hedging bamboo and it always looks good even in melbourne s winter.
The intriguing aspect is that each year s growth emerges and grows to it complete height in 60 90 days.
Bambusa multiplex alphonse karr alphonse karr bamboo clumping bamboo growing to a height of 15 to 35 feet controlled height of 8 10 ft.
The colour deepens with age.
Bamboo grows a little different than most plants.
Branches from base of plant to top creating a dense screen.
Garden style asian zen tropical.