Bambusa Multiplex Alphonse Karr Bamboo
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.
Bambusa multiplex alphonse karr bamboo. If you re looking for a bamboo that sits right in the sweet spot of quick growing but not invasive bambusa alphonse karr just might be the ticket. 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. But farther south it develops serious problems with sooty mold.
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. Home bamboo by genus a z bambusa bambusa multiplex alphonse karr bmpa. Attractive stems are brilliantly striped green on yellow with new growth pinkish and green. It like other forms of bambusa multiplex are among the best bamboos for a well lit area indoors.
Can reach 30 tall in central florida according to robert saporito of tropical bamboo near palm beach. It has beautiful green and gold striped culms with attractive bushy green foliage. Bambusa multiplex alphonse karr sku 1136 clumping bamboo great for hedges or tall screens. Alphonse karr bambusa multiplex alphonse karr bamboo grows to 20 feet with 1 inch culms canes and is cold hardy to 15 degrees.
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. Culms are yellow striped with green and reach a diameter of about 1 2 to 1. This bamboo makes a wonderful container plant. 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 bmpa 30 00 160 00. Alphonse karr bamboo is the most colorful of all the multiplex cultivars in existence and likes to show off its bright yellow culms with irregular dark green stripes. Young shoots emerging from the ground are tinged with pink. Branches from base of plant to top creating a dense screen.
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 alphonse karr bamboo clumping bamboo growing to a height of 15 to 35 feet controlled height of 8 10 ft. When exposed to bright sunlight the golden color of the culms turns orange red becoming a deeper golden yellow with age. Gold bamboo bambusa multiplex alphonse karr alphonse karr is a small golden bamboo perfect as an ornamental feature or a light privacy screen in garden beds or pots and troughs.