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Products > Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis'   Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis' - Striped Giant Running Timber Bamboo       Habit and Cultural Information Category: Bamboo Family: Poaceae (Gramineae) (Grasses) Origin: China (Asia) Evergreen: Yes Variegated Foliage: Yes Flower Color: NA Bloomtime: Infrequent Height: 25-40 feet Width: Running Exposure: Full Sun Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis' (Striped Giant Running Timber Bamboo) - This is the selection of a large running timber bamboo with golden canes that have bright green longitudinal stripes and dark, glossy-green foliage. It can potentially grow to 65+ feet in height with 5 inch wide culms if given favorable conditions but more typically is seen at around 30 feet with 3 inch culms. Plant in full sun in a rich topsoil with regular irrigation during the summer for optimum growth but can grow to 30 feet and look great with only occasional irrigation in cooler coastal gardens. It is hardy to - 5° F. Gold Vivax. It can make a beautiful garden specimen or be used with some root barrier to create a narrow hedge or it can be allowed to roam to form a towering forest planting. This relatively new bamboo was imported into the US from Europe in the late 1990's and sold in an auction by the American Bamboo Society. It has since been propagated distributed to Bamboo nurseries. We received our stock plant from Bamboo Headquarters in Escondido in 2007.  The information on this page is based on the research that we have conducted about this plant in the San Marcos Growers library, from what we have found on reliable online sources, as well as from observations made of our crops of this plant growing in the nursery and of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens where we may have observed it. We also have incorporated comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from those who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis'.     [MORE INFO]