New shoots are often tinted pink or red when exposed to high sunlight. Alphonse Karr makes a splendid hedge or colorful garden specimen. This is a most attractive clumping bamboo. Does well in pots, very popular, and a cinch to grow!  There strong, dried culms are great for furniture, fences, walls, construction, and etc…

Type: Bambusa multiplex Goldstrip Bamboo Max. Height: 35’ feet tall  Max. Diameter: 2.5" Min. Temp: 12 F  Light: (shade-sun 1-5): 5