Is this Phyllostachys bambusoides holochrysa all gold

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Is this Phyllostachys bambusoides holochrysa all gold

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I am looking to buy this bamboo Phyllostachys bambusoides holochrysa allgold but in the picture it has a green stripe and I did not think it had green strips on the allgold ,I really like the green strip but could it possible be a different bamboo ?
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I believe 'Holochrysa' can have green stripes on its culms.

Just make sure you are not getting vivax aureocaulis
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Have you got a picture of the leaves and a closer look to the nodes ?

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Hi Deane
As someone else alluded to....
This is a Vivax Aureocaulis every day of the week! :)
When the plant is young, Vivax Aureocaulis canes very often come out of the ground at all angles, whereas Bambusoides family are usually much more vertical.
Take a look at the leaves; I bet they are very long and hang straight down, which means they are Vivax leaves. Bambusoides family always have a pronounced twist or curl to the leaves, so they never look like they are hanging straight down. (I have never seen this mentioned in a book anywhere, but it makes the Bambusoides very easy for me to identify!)
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Thanks for replys,I forgot to date this tread ,it seems it was Vivax and had got mixed up with the bambusoides,I have received the correct plant but bought the vivax too cheap as liked it too
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Yes it s a holochrysa :wink:
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Deane wrote:Thanks for replys,I forgot to date this tread ,it seems it was Vivax and had got mixed up with the bambusoides,I have received the correct plant but bought the vivax too cheap as liked it too

I have 1 or 2 in pots, can't say for sure. They seem very fussy, the more the overall variegation on the leaves the more the leaves seem to die off. I am suspecting that they hate pots or hate damp soil. My Castillonis was beautiful with cream & apricot variegation - up until it died in the pot; seeing the same behaviour on the Allgold which I've been keeping quite dry in CA summer heat.
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