True Gold Golden Fish Pole Bamboo (Phyllostachys Aurea ‘Holochrysa’) – 3 Gallon Pot

Type: Running

Height: Zone 6: 16′ |  Zones 7-9: 25-35′

Spread:  5’+ with no control

Culm Diameter: 2″

Sun: Full Sun or Part Shade

Soil: Average

Growth Rate: Fast in warmer climates. Less aggressive in colder climates.

Phyllostachys aurea ‘Holochrysa’, commonly called True Gold Fish Pole Bamboo, is a superb medium size bamboo admired for its strikingly colorful canes. Unlike the species, which is more green and will only produce yellow canes with adequate sunlight, the canes of ‘Holochrysa’ quickly turn golden in sun or shade. As with other P. aurea, the lower internodes on mature plants tend to become distorted and compact with age. Equally as vigorous but less invasive than the species, its rigid, upright habit with dense canes grow 20 to 30 feet tall making it a fine selection for privacy screening or for use in containers. Cold hardy to USDA Zone 7a (0F) and heat hardy to Zone 11, it is also drought tolerant once established. The shoots are edible and the canes are ideal for use as interior decoration and for fishing rods, walking sticks, umbrella handles and many other crafts.