Alphonse Karr Clumping Bamboo is a clumping bamboo with slim yellow clums striped with green that deepen to reddish in direct sun, and feathery vibrant green foliage that emerges with a pink tint. Grows best with part shade in moist, highly organic and moist, well-drained acidic soils. Alphonse Karr is not invasive.
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| Height: | 15' - 30' | 
| Spread: | 15' - 30' | 
| Spacing: | 25’ | 
| USDA Hardiness Zone: | 8 - 10 | 
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| Bloom Color: | N/A | 
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Remove dead clums in spring after new growth begins. Aphids, spider mites, mealybugs, and scale are occasional problems. Prune back in spring.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Garden, Foundation Plantings, and containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Azalea, Japanese Maple, Pieris
IMAGE: ~Ealasaid~, P1040865, (2) reader of the pack, Arrangement, (3) Emma Forsberg, Poaceae Bambusoideae Bambusodae Bambuseae Bambusa B. multiplex 'Alphonse Karr
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
