Phyllostachys aureosulcata

This bamboo grows to an expected height of {{convert|9|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} with a culm diameter of {{convert|4|cm|in|abbr=on}}. In areas where the average winter minimum temperature is above -15°C (5°F), it may grow to a maximum height of {{convert|14|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} with a diameter of {{convert|6.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}.{{cite web| url= http://www.lewisbamboo.com/yellowgr.html| title= Lewis Bamboo - Phyllostachys aureosulcata (Yellow Groove Bamboo)| accessdate= 2011-05-24}} The typical form of this species has dark green culms with a yellow groove. Culm sheath colors appear purple-green usually striped with yellow. Lower portions of the upright culms occasionally bend in a zigzag pattern.{{cite web| url= http://www.bamboogarden.com/Phyllostachys%20aureosulcata%20'Spectabilis'.htm | title= Bamboo Garden - Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis' | accessdate= 2009-07-02}}

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This bamboo grows in areas ranging from subtropical to warm temperate and tolerates low winter temperatures better than most bamboos, being one of the hardiest bamboos in the genus Phyllostachys.{{cite web|url=http://www.needmorebamboo.com/hardiness.html |title=Hardiness ratings |accessdate=2012-06-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619041642/http://www.needmorebamboo.com/hardiness.html |archivedate=June 19, 2012 }} Outside its natural range and areas where the coldest month has mean temperatures of below {{convert|-4|°C|°F|abbr=on}}, the leaves of P. aureosulcata may not be evergreen and may turn beige and fall off.{{Citation needed|reason=source needed for this sentence|date=May 2014}}

In areas with severely cold winters (USDA hardiness zone 5 or colder) in the northern parts of the US, northern Asia, and northern Europe, all growth above ground will die back every winter if temperatures remain below {{convert|-18|°C|°F|abbr=on}} for extended periods {{Citation needed|reason=source needed for this phrase|date=May 2014}} but will regrow in the spring to {{convert|1.8|to|2.4|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} tall.

Phyllostachys aureosulcata is a popular bamboo in the warmer areas of the United States, Europe, Asia, and parts of Australia. In China it is cultivated and found in Beijing and the provinces Henan, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The culm coloration inspires this bamboo's common name of "yellow groove bamboo" and botanical name of aureosulcata.{{cite book| title= CRC World Dictionary of Grasses| author= Umberto Quattrocchi| year= 2006| page= 1705| publisher= CRC| isbn= 978-0-8493-1303-5}} The all-green cultivar 'Alata' is also known as "crookstem bamboo" due to its characteristic culm bends common to this species.

Cultivated mainly as an ornamental, this species is also among the best for edible shoot production, being free of acrid flavor even when raw. An aggressive spreader, its dense upright growth makes a good hedge or privacy screen.

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Several forms and cultivars of this species exist in a variety of culm color patterns. P. aureosulcata f. spectabilis reverses the colors of the typical form with yellow culms and a green sulcus. This form has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/198411/Phyllostachys-aureosulcata-f-spectabilis/Details | access-date = 6 February 2021}} The form aureocaulis{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. aureocaulis |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3819|accessdate=30 June 2013}} has all-yellow culms and the cultivar 'Lama Temple' has culms of a brighter yellow that taper more rapidly to a shorter overall height.{{cite web

| url= http://www.bamboogarden.com/Phyllostachys%20aureosulcata%20'Aureocaulis'.htm

| title= Bamboo Garden - Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis'

| accessdate= 2009-07-02

}}{{cite web

| url= http://www.bamboogarden.com/Phyllostachys%20aureosulcata%20'Lama%20Temple'.htm

| title= Bamboo Garden - Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Lama Temple'

| accessdate= 2011-05-12

}}{{cite book

| title= Hardy Bamboos: Taming the Dragon

| author= Paul Whittaker

| year= 2005

| pages= 135–139

| publisher= Timber Press, Inc.

| isbn= 978-0-88192-685-9

}} 'Harbin' has green culms with multiple vertical ridges and irregular streaks of yellow.{{cite web

| url= http://www.bamboogarden.com/Phyllostachys%20aureosulcata%20'Harbin'.htm

| title= Bamboo Garden - Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Harbin'

| accessdate= 2011-05-12

}} Culms of 'Harbin Inversa' appear yellow with many thin green streaks, while lacking the ridges characteristic of 'Harbin.'{{cite web

| url= http://www.bamboogarden.com/Phyllostachys%20aureosulcata%20'Harbin%20Inversa'.htm

| title= Bamboo Garden - Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Harbin Inversa'

| accessdate= 2011-05-12

}}

A sport of spectabilis called 'Argus' shares the same robust growth qualities and color as spectabilis but with additional green vertical stripes scattered around the whole circumference of each culm.

The all green form 'Alata' lacks any yellow culm coloring.{{cite web

| url= http://www.bamboogarden.com/Phyllostachys%20aureosulcata%20'Alata'.html

| title= Bamboo Garden - Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Alata'

| accessdate= 2011-05-12

}}

In spring, yellow portions of new aureosulcata culms that receive direct sunlight during the early cool hours of the day can develop a red tint or magenta blush that lasts for a couple months.

New York state and Connecticut have regulations listing Phyllostachys aureosulcata as a prohibited invasive species.{{cite web

| url= http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/2359.html

| title= Lands and Forests Emergency, Proposed & Recently Adopted Regulations

| accessdate= 2014-05-06

}}{{cite web

| url= http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/93848.html

| title= Proposed Regulations: 6 NYCRR Part 575 Prohibited and Regulated Invasive Species Express Terms

| accessdate= 2014-05-06

}}

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• [http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Phyllostachys_aureosulcata Wikispecies: Phyllostachys aureosulcata]

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