Culms of Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Allgold' bamboo are golden yellow except for the occasional thin green stripe. Some leaves also have an occasional thin white stripe. Used for ornamental plantings and hedges. The original introduction was received in 1930 from V. N. Gauntlett and Co., Chiddingford, Surrey, England. This variety flowered and disappeared in the U.S. and was reintroduced in 1986.
Very rare.
| Performance Phyllostachys bambusoides Allgold (Zone 7) |
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| Pronunciation Phyllostachys bambusoides Allgold |
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Botanical Latin is essentially a written language ....
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| Name | Botanical | Alternate | Meaning |
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| Phyllostachys | fil-lo-STAK-iss | fy-lo-STAK-iss | Greek for leaf spike |
| bambusoides | bam-BOO-soy-deez | Compounded from Bambusa, a name for bamboo that was the result of an erroneous pronunciation of the Indian word Mambu and -odies, which indicates resemblance. | |
| Uses Phyllostachys bambusoides Allgold |
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| Edible shoots | Excellent | Hedge | Too tall |
| House | Too large | Wood quality | Excellent |
| Container | Good | Crafts | Good |
| Screen | High branching | Ornamental | Excellent |
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