Phyllostachys aurea ‘Koi’

Description

🌿 Product Name: Phyllostachys aurea ‘Koi’ (Golden Koi Bamboo)
🎍 Type: Running ornamental bamboo
🌱 Botanical Name: Phyllostachys aurea ‘Koi’

🪴 Description:
Phyllostachys aurea ‘Koi’ is a rare and highly decorative golden bamboo known for its rich orange-gold culms accented with occasional green striping 🟡🌿. As the canes mature and are exposed to sunlight, they develop even warmer tones—similar to the vibrant colors of koi fish, hence the name. Its upright habit and elegant foliage make it a superb choice for decorative screens, bold garden features, or Asian-inspired designs.

🌾 Key Features:

• 🐟 Unique koi-colored culms: golden-orange with green highlights

• 🌿 Upright growth and dense foliage

• 🌤️ Best color in full sun

• ❄️ Hardy and fast-growing

• 🎋 Ideal as a standout ornamental or living screen

🌳 Ideal For:

• 🌿 Bright and colorful privacy screens

• 🎨 Focal points in decorative or Asian-style gardens

• 🪴 Feature planting in courtyards or patios

• 🌤️ Sunlit borders or along paths and fences

🌱 Growing Info:

• Height: 6–8 m (20–26 ft)

• Spread: Spreading habit; rhizome barrier recommended

• Light: Full sun for richest coloration

• Soil: Moist, well-drained 🌱

• Water: Regular watering, especially during hot spells 🌿

• Maintenance: Easy; prune old canes and control spread 🍃

🌿 A vibrant, eye-catching bamboo that adds movement, color, and structure—perfect for gardeners who want a bamboo with personality.

Koi is used to make umbrella handles and canes because of the odd way that that several short internodes form near the base of the culms. This is one of our favorite rare and collectable bamboos.