This species should only be planted in climate zone 8 and above.
Alphonse karr bamboo plant.
Young shoots emerging from the ground are tinged with pink.
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.
This is mainly due to the plant s great adaptability versatility and beautiful attributes.
It has green foliage and is hardy to 16 degrees able to grow 25 to 35 feet tall.
As a hedge can be maintained at 8 to 10 ft.
Bambusas generally grow a very tight cluster of canes and alphonse karr is no exception making it an excellent choice for a privacy screen where a clumping bamboo is desired.
Bambusa multiplex alphonse karr a brother plant to green hedge alphonse karr is very similar in all respects with the addition of butter yellow colored culms with irregular green vertical striping.
The alphonse karr bamboo is a medium sized clumping variety as its culms stems grow in a compact symmetrical circle because of its short closely spaced rhizomes.
Bambusa multiplex alphonse karr.
A sought after selection bambusa multiplex alphonse karr bamboo is a medium sized evergreen bamboo with tall upright bright golden yellow canes up to 2 in.
The alphonse karr bamboo is a bright yellow green striped bamboo with stems that are up to 1 and a half inches in diameter.
Tall with occasional pruning.
It like other forms of bambusa multiplex are among the best bamboos for a well lit area indoors.
Tolerance of full sun.
The colour deepens with age.
This cultivar is shorter and more upright than the common hedging bamboo and it always looks good even in melbourne s winter.
Bambusa glaucescens alphonse karr clump forming bamboo.
Slow form a privacy screen but for most installations a control barrier is not necessary.
Alphonse karr is commonly considered a collector s bamboo.
The culms of the alphonse karr bamboo are not green but yellow with a bright stripe of green down the middle.
Probably the best looking of the hedging bamboos al karr bamboo always attracts attention.
Attractive stems are brilliantly striped green on yellow with new growth pinkish and green.
Pinkish shoots become green striped yellow culms.
Wide 5 cm with random green stripes and panel.
When exposed to bright sunlight the golden color of the culms turns orange red becoming a deeper golden yellow with age.
Tolerance of full sun makes it versatile though the canes will show significant die back in the winter if exposed to temperature colder than 20 f.
Maximum height 25 feet.
Bambusas generally grow a very tight cluster of canes and alphonse karr is no exception making it an excellent choice for a privacy screen where a clumping bamboo is desired.
Clumping bamboo great for hedges or tall screens.