Phyllostachys aurea

fishpole bamboo

Eventual height & spread

Phyllostachys aurea

fishpole bamboo

  • 18 litre pot | 2.5 - 2.8m tall
  • £101.99 £119.99
  • In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
  • 5 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.4m tall
  • £67.99 £79.99
  • available to order from summer
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  • Position: full sun or partial shade
  • Soil: humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Hardiness: fully hardy


A tall, upright bamboo that is ideal for hedging or screening in larger areas. The award-winning fish-pole bamboo has grooved canes that emerge each summer bright green, but if grown in sun, will turn yellowish brown as they mature. These colourful canes can really be shown off if the lower leaves are stripped, and it will then make an elegant, stand-alone specimen.

This beautiful and vigorous plant propagates primarily through rhizomes and is considered a running bamboo. In small gardens, it is best restricted in suitably large containers, planted out in a partly sunken pot, or planted within a root barrier, placed around the root mass to maintain an appropriate spread. Please see our bamboo control system here.


  • Garden care:
    Space plants 4m apart and keep well watered, particularly during dry spells. Mulch to retain moisture and regulate temperature. Fertilise in early spring and mid-summer with a high-nitrogen fertiliser. Prune dead or weak canes in late winter or early spring, and thin crowded clumps to improve air circulation.
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