Golden Goddess Bamboo
A striking bamboo with very small leaves on slender culms, making it perfectly suited for privacy screens; bright yellow-gold stems are a major year-round attraction; a great choice for smaller landscapes because of its size and non-invasive habit
Attracts,
Brand,
Brand,
Botanical Name,
Bulb Size,
Bulbs per Package,
Deer Resistant,
Evergreen or Deciduous,Evergreen
Family,
Family Name,Bamboo
Flower Color,
Bloom Time,
Foliage Color,Green
Genus,
Genus Name,Bambusa
Model,
Tomato Class,
Tomato Type,
Weather,
Days to Emerge,
Days to Maturity,
Edible,
Features,
Growth Rate,Fast
Hardiness,
Hardiness Zone,7b
Harvest Season,
Landscape Uses,Massing, Screening, Garden, Container
Light Needs,Full Sun
Mature Height,10 feet
Mature Width,10 feet
Prune Time,Spring Cleanup
Self Pollinating,
Water Needs,Average to Moist
Waterwise,
Essentials for Success
For flourishing plants, use potting soil for potted plants or planting mix for garden beds paired with Root Zone starter fertilizer is the perfect duo to foster robust root growth and minimize transplant shock.
Details
Golden Goddess Bamboo is a dense herbaceous evergreen perennial with a shapely form and gracefully arching stalks. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Golden Goddess Bamboo is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Mass Planting
- Hedges/Screening
- General Garden Use
- Container Planting
Features
Golden Goddess Bamboo's attractive narrow compound leaves emerge yellow in spring, turning light green in color the rest of the year. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant. The yellow stems are very colorful and add to the overall interest of the plant.
Care
Planting & Growing
Golden Goddess Bamboo will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.
This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Golden Goddess Bamboo is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its height, it is often used as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
