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Spectabilis Bamboo - P.a. 'Specatbilis' Description: Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis' is a cultivar of P. aureosulcata, aptly named for its beautifully colored culms. New shoots emerge yellow/lime-green striped with a green sulcus and blushed with red/purple-magenta patches on the internodes. As culms mature, their purple color fades and they turn a deeper yellow, retaining the green sulcus. The purple and cream-striped leaf sheaths, and crooks in the base of the culms also add to the beauty of this bamboo. It reaches a height of around 30’ with a maximum diameter of 1.5”. In western Planting History: I purchased this bamboo from Bamboo Gardener in October 1998, and initially planted it out in a shadier area bordered by a wooded greenbelt. It grew vigorously for three seasons in a mostly shaded area, with no fertilizer and little summer irrigation. In spring 2002, I dug up and moved as much of the plant as I could (in one piece) to a full sun location in the front of the yard. Soils in this location are extremely poor, but this bamboo has thrived with only the initial composted horse manure mulch for fertilizer, and very little summer irrigation.Click on the “next” button below to view a picture, or back to plant list . |
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