Phyllostachys bambusoides ‘Castillon’

Description

Phyllostachys bambusoides ‘Castillon’ 🎍
Common Name: Castillon Bamboo
Type: Running Bamboo | Ornamental 🌿 | Striking & Colorful 🌾

Add a touch of elegance and contrast to your garden with Phyllostachys bambusoides ‘Castillon’, a stunning ornamental bamboo known for its bright yellow culms adorned with rich green stripes 🌿🌱. This rare and refined variety offers a unique visual appeal that stands out in any landscape, perfect for collectors and designers seeking something truly special 🌞🌳.

Growing up to 30 feet tall, ‘Castillon’ combines vibrant coloring with classic bamboo form—graceful, upright, and strong. It’s ideal for privacy screens, feature plantings, or adding warm tones to garden borders. With full sun exposure, its color intensifies, making it a radiant choice for bold, modern landscapes 🌾🌤️.

🌿 Key Features:
📏 Height: 25–30 ft (7.5–9 m)
📐 Spread: Spreading (use rhizome barrier or root pruning)
❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA 7–10
🎍 Growth Habit: Running, upright with dense foliage
🍃 Foliage: Green leaves with yellow and green-striped culms
🌞 Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
🏡 Uses: Privacy screens, specimen plantings, colorful accents

✅ Why Choose Phyllostachys bambusoides ‘Castillon’?
🌿 Eye-catching striped culms for year-round interest
🌱 Unique color combination—bold yet elegant
🌾 Excellent for screens, hedges, or focal points
🌳 Vigorous grower for fast landscape impact
🌞 Brightens garden spaces with golden tones

Make your garden unforgettable with the timeless beauty and golden glow of Phyllostachys bambusoides ‘Castillon’ — a must-have for bamboo lovers and bold landscape designs 🎍🌿.

It is slower spreading then most running bamboos. The stripes on the canes are unusually wide and the leaves are striped occasionally with yellow and white. It does extremely well on the west coast. A must have for any serious bamboo collector.