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Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Castillon' (Striped Running Timber Bamboo) - This beautiful running bamboo grows 35 feet tall with 2-inch-wide golden culms that are vertically green banded, alternately in the sulcus, the groove above the branch bud. Like other Phyllostachys bambusoides the culms are often well spaced. Reportedly grows in a range of soils. Useful as a single specimen plant, in a grove, or as a hedge.
Plant in full sun and irrigate occasionally. Hardy to 5 F. This cultivar was nearly lost when it flowered in the 1990's but has recovered since.
The species plants of Phyllostachys bambusoides are native to China and possibly also to Japan where it is one of the preferred bamboos for construction and furniture manufacture. The name for the genus means "leaf spike" and is in reference to the inflorescences. The specific epithet refers to this plant being like plants in the genus Bambusa. We received this plant from Lew Abe of Abe Nursery and propagated and sold it from 2001 until 2014.
The information displayed on this page about Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Castillon' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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