Phyllostachys aureosulcata seed

LATIN NAME: Phyllostachys aureosulcata

COMMON NAME: Yellow Groove Bamboo

The yellow groove bamboo is a fine, running bamboo of the temperate gardens, and it has been grown in the east for the canes, the shoots and the privacy screens for a very long time. The dense clumps of the tall, arching canes carry the narrow, pointed, bright-green leaves, and the young canes show the yellow groove down the side that gives the plant its name. The canes are strong and straight, and the plant spreads steadily once it is happy. It is a fine, generous, fast-growing bamboo for the sheltered, well-watered garden.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The yellow groove bamboo has a steady place in the plant science, and the bamboos as a group have been studied for a long time as one of the fastest-growing and most useful of the plants of the east. The remarkable rate of the cane growth, the strength of the hollow stems and the way the running bamboos spread have all been looked into, and the plant keeps showing up in the work on the fast-growing, renewable crops and the temperate bamboos. The canes have a long and careful record of use, and the plant is a regular subject of the studies of the garden and the landscape bamboos.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The yellow groove bamboo is grown for the strong, straight canes and the fine, fast screen. The canes are used for the garden stakes, the fences, the crafts and the light building work, and the young shoots are a fine, fresh food of the spring in the east. As a running bamboo, the plant spreads steadily to form a dense, living screen or a small grove, and it is a fine, generous plant for the sheltered, well-watered garden. It has been written about in the horticultural papers for its fast, easy growth and its many uses, and it gives the shade, the privacy and the material of the year.

The yellow groove bamboo comes from the warm, moist valleys of the east of the continent, and the young shoots have been a fine, seasonal food of the spring for a very long time. The canes grow fast and strong, and a well-tended grove can be cut year after year for the garden stakes, the fences and the light building work. As a running bamboo it spreads steadily by the underground stems, so it is best planted where it has the room, or kept in check with a root barrier. The young canes carry the fine, yellow groove that gives the plant its name, and the rustling foliage gives a gentle sound to the wind.

To grow the yellow groove bamboo from seed, sow the plump, rice-like seeds fresh at a shallow depth in pots of moist, free-draining soil, keep them in a bright, warm, sheltered spot and water gently. The seedlings are up within a few weeks and grow on steadily, so pot them on as they fill the pots. Give them a sheltered, well-watered spot with the room to spread, and the strong, yellow-grooved canes will be there in a few seasons.

Phyllostachys Aureosulcata (Yellow/gold Bamboo) is a beautiful collector species not commonly available. This species adds a splash of color with a beautiful yellow and green bamboo fence. Very cold hardy bamboo with growing habits similar to ‘Yellow Groove’. Bright yellow coloration of the canes with the green stripe in the sulcus grooves is absolutely beautiful. This species handles windy sites much better than ‘Yellow Groove and is one of our most requested cold hardy bamboos.In USDA Climate Zone 7 expect mature size canes to be over 20 feet in height.

In USDA Climate Zone 6 expect mature size canes to be 16 feet in height.

In USDA Climate Zone 5 expect mature size canes to be 12 to 14 feet in height.

In USDA Climate Zone 4 expect mature size canes to be 8 feet in height with some top kill during severe winter months.

This rare species is one of the most cold hardy species of temperate bamboo on earth. It can handle -15 degrees temperatures which makes it suitable as an evergreen bamboo for USDA climate zones 5 and warmer.

Phyllostachys Aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ grows quickly in zones 6, 7, and even tolerates the extreme heat in warmer zones 8 and 9. This bamboo can provide a dense screen in even the most unforgiving climates.

In warm climates it grows quickly to 12 and 16 feet in height while remaining very bushy like with plenty of low growing limbs. Great for a bamboo privacy screen. It makes a great short screen in colder climate zones. Ideal for customer who need over ten feet of privacy.