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Bambusa vulgaris 'Vittata', commonly known as Painted Bamboo or Golden Hawaiian Bamboo, is a highly popular, large ornamental non-invasive clumping bamboo prized for its striking bright yellow culms (canes) randomly marked with green vertical stripes. Because of its massive footprint and dense growth, Painted Bamboo is excellent for acreage landscaping, windbreaks, privacy screening, and soil erosion control along dams or riverbeds.
Light requirement: Prefers full sun to partial shade.
Water requirement: Moderate.
Watering frequency: High water requirement during its initial establishment phase, but transitions to a low-to-medium, highly resilient water requirement once mature.
Soil: It thrives in moist, well-draining soil heavily supplemented with organic matter.
Skill level: Beginner
Growth rate: Fast. A single cane will reach its full mature height of 10-15m within roughly 60 to 90 days.
Mature Height: 10-15m
Mature Width: 4-5m+
Seasonality: Evergreen
Drought Tolerant: Tolerant once established.
Frost Tolerant: Minimal frost tolerance.
Wind Tolerant: Moderate to high wind tolerance once fully established
Leaf colour: Emerge as a bright yellow before turning into lush deep green.
Leaf Variegation pattern: No
Size of leaf: 15-20cm in length & 2-3 cm wide
Flower Colour: Greenish-to-straw-coloured
Flower Shape: Resemble feathery grass seed heads or small spiked panicles.
Flower Fragrance: No
Flower Season: This cultivar almost never flowers in cultivation. Decades or even generations can pass without a single stand of Painted Bamboo blooming anywhere in the world.
Bambusa vulgaris 'Vittata', commonly known as Painted Bamboo or Golden Hawaiian Bamboo, is a highly popular, large ornamental non-invasive clumping bamboo prized for its striking bright yellow culms (canes) randomly marked with green vertical stripes. Because of its massive footprint and dense growth, Painted Bamboo is excellent for acreage landscaping, windbreaks, privacy screening, and soil erosion control along dams or riverbeds.
Light requirement: Prefers full sun to partial shade.
Water requirement: Moderate.
Watering frequency: High water requirement during its initial establishment phase, but transitions to a low-to-medium, highly resilient water requirement once mature.
Soil: It thrives in moist, well-draining soil heavily supplemented with organic matter.
Skill level: Beginner
Growth rate: Fast. A single cane will reach its full mature height of 10-15m within roughly 60 to 90 days.
Mature Height: 10-15m
Mature Width: 4-5m+
Seasonality: Evergreen
Drought Tolerant: Tolerant once established.
Frost Tolerant: Minimal frost tolerance.
Wind Tolerant: Moderate to high wind tolerance once fully established
Leaf colour: Emerge as a bright yellow before turning into lush deep green.
Leaf Variegation pattern: No
Size of leaf: 15-20cm in length & 2-3 cm wide
Flower Colour: Greenish-to-straw-coloured
Flower Shape: Resemble feathery grass seed heads or small spiked panicles.
Flower Fragrance: No
Flower Season: This cultivar almost never flowers in cultivation. Decades or even generations can pass without a single stand of Painted Bamboo blooming anywhere in the world.