Scientific name: Pleioblastus auricomus
Synonym: Arundinaria auricoma, Arundinaria viridistriata, Pleioblastus viridistriatus
Family: POACEAE
Common names: “Kamuro-zasu” “kamuro-zasa”
Plant Type: Evergreen perennial bamboo
Conditions:
Zone: 7-11
Light: Full sun for best colour
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Fertile humus
Moisture: Moist well drained
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 3-5′ W 5′
Leaf and Stem shape: Compact colony of erect, purplish-green canes, with narrow, yellow and green striped leaves
Pruning: Thin out older canes to improve appearance, leave low growing leaves to shade lower stems
Maintenance: Low, enjoys compost and manure feeding, benefits from a dose of fish fertilizer in the spring, leave the leaves as mulch
Landscape use: Low hedges and screens, Japanese garden, pond garden
Propagate: By division
Pests & Disease: Bamboo mite is very common
*Deer resistant
Comments: ~AGM winner, may become a little invasive in warm, moist conditions but generally considered a clumping bamboo, native to Japan
