This bamboo makes a wonderful container plant.
Bambusa alphonse karr bamboo.
The canes can grow to 25 feet tall if left untrimmed and the canes will be 1 5 inches in diameter at maturity.
It like other forms of bambusa multiplex are among the best bamboos for a well lit area indoors.
It is a versatile plant in that it can be left to its own devices trimmed into shape or thinned out for effect.
The colors of alphonse karr are very striking.
This cultivar is shorter and more upright than the common hedging bamboo and it always looks good even in melbourne s winter.
Maximum height 25 feet.
As though it were native australian alphonse karr proudly displays in green gold striped culms that fan from the base.
Wide 5 cm with random green stripes and panel.
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.
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.
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.
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.
When exposed to bright sunlight the golden color of the culms turns orange red becoming a deeper golden yellow with age.
Product description i have beautiful alphonse karr or bambusa multiplex alphonse karr bamboo.
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.
Bambusa multiplex alphonse karr sku 1136 clumping bamboo great for hedges or tall screens.
It looks striking in a pot or trough or as a stand alone garden feature in the frostiest of positions.
The culms of the alphonse karr bamboo are not green but yellow with a bright stripe of green down the middle.
This is mainly due to the plant s great adaptability versatility and beautiful attributes.
Pinkish shoots become green striped yellow culms.
3 4 spacing center on center is ideal for creating a dense privacy screen.
It is a yellow bamboo with green vertical stripes and has a red rose highlight when the canes emerge that gradually fade over the first year of that canes life.
Attractive stems are brilliantly striped green on yellow with new growth pinkish and green.
Alphonse karr bamboo alphonse karr is commonly considered a collector s bamboo.
The colour deepens with age.
Probably the best looking of the hedging bamboos al karr bamboo always attracts attention.
Young shoots emerging from the ground are tinged with pink.
