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' |
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Spread: |
15' - 30' |
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Spacing: |
25’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
8 - 10 |
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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.
