Alphonse karr will naturally grow between 3 4mtrs in height and can be easily trimmed down in height if need be read maintenance tips here.
Alphonse karr bamboo hedge.
Clumping bamboo is great for hedges or tall screens.
It responds well to pruning and at a height of 20 35 feet is suitable for many urban landscapes as either a privacy screen or feature plant.
This bamboo makes a wonderful container plant.
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.
Product description i have beautiful alphonse karr or bambusa multiplex alphonse karr bamboo.
Probably the best looking of the hedging bamboos al karr bamboo always attracts attention.
The colour deepens with age.
As a hedge can be maintained at 8 to 10 ft.
Attractive stems are brilliantly striped green on yellow with new growth pinkish and green.
Tall with occasional pruning.
It like other forms of bambusa multiplex are among the best bamboos for a well lit area indoors.
Alphonse karr is a small golden bamboo perfect as an ornamental feature or a light privacy screen in garden beds or pots and troughs.
Bambusa multiplex alphonse karr.
This cultivar is shorter and more upright than the common hedging bamboo and it always looks good even in melbourne s winter.
Pinkish shoots become green striped yellow culms.
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.
I separated the bamboo into 3 sections and now in nov of 2008 the new shoots are exceeding 8 feet in height and the clumps have grown from a dozen shoots to about 30 each.
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.
A subtype recognized by the american bamboo society willowy has extremely subtle differences in the draping effects of its leaf and culm appearing otherwise virtually identical to its parent greenhedge.
Clumping bamboo great for hedges or tall screens.
This is mainly due to the plant s great adaptability versatility and beautiful attributes.
Bambusa multiplex alphonse karr.
Bamboo canes when cut will produce significant side growth that will extend approximately 2 feet above the height of the cut cane.
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Alphonse karr bamboo is possibly the best clumping bamboo for a tall hedge or barrier planting.
While alphonse karr will reach 25 feet in height if you wish a more controlled growth this bamboo can be trimmed to a much shorter hedge.
Alphonse karr is commonly considered a collector s bamboo.