{"product_id":"bambusa-eutuldoides-viridi-vittata-china-gold","title":"China Gold Bamboo - Bambusa eutuldoides var. viridivittata","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChina Gold Bamboo - Bambusa eutuldoides var. viridivittata\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGolden yellow culms randomly striped with green make \u003cem\u003eBambusa eutuldoides\u003c\/em\u003e var. \u003cem\u003eviridivittata\u003c\/em\u003e the most decorative of the reliable clumping bamboos, and its clumping habit is the key point: it stays where it is planted instead of running. That single characteristic is why it is used across suburban boundaries where black bamboo would have to be barriered and policed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy China Gold Bamboo\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClumping habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rhizomes are short and tight, so the clump expands slowly outward and never sends runners across a lawn.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCulm colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bright golden canes with irregular green stripes hold their colour and are the reason the plant is grown.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight with a narrow base\u003c\/strong\u003e: It screens at six metres or more from a clump little more than two metres wide.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRapid establishment\u003c\/strong\u003e: New culms emerge each warm season, each one taller than the last, so a screen resolves quickly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear round density\u003c\/strong\u003e: Evergreen leaf cover from mid height upward, with the coloured canes visible below.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTall boundary screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a line to block two-storey overlooking where a fence cannot go high enough.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside tropical planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Adds height and movement with a compact base footprint near coping.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeature clump\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single clump in a courtyard with the lower culms cleaned up to display the gold canes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow side passages\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its vertical habit suits corridors between buildings where bed depth is minimal.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and summer, when soil is warm and new culms are actively forming\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, fertile, moisture-retentive soil that still drains freely. Improve sandy soils with compost, as bamboo is a heavy feeder and dislikes drying out.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply two or three times a week through the first summer, as under-watering in year one produces thin culms that never thicken. Mulch heavily with organic matter, feed with a nitrogen-rich or lawn-type fertiliser in spring and again in mid summer, and thin out old culms at ground level each year to keep the clump looking clean.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 9m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clump 1.5 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant; bamboo flowers only very rarely\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795292291358,"sku":"ND-0187-400MM","price":1081.8,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/rwByyRxed2Be6EZFM4UGG_bxqvw35y.jpg?v=1787312919","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/bambusa-eutuldoides-viridi-vittata-china-gold","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}