Bambusa multiplex Alphonse Karr Erythrina dark purple-and-white striped bell-like flowers

dark purple-and-white striped bell-like flowers in midsummer

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Back in the English Victorian era

gently twisting leaves

Bambusa multiplex Alphonse Karr Erythrina dark purple-and-white striped bell-like flowersWe simply adore this stunning clumping bamboo that makes an 18' tall deer resistant clump (35' in more tropical areas) of 1" diameter canes, vertically striped gold and green. We have observed slight foliage burn at 10 degrees F, and some cane dieback at 8 degrees F. While we have had clumps of Bambusa 'Alphonse Karr' die back to the ground at 0 degrees F, they have always resprouted nicely when summer warmth arrived, although it takes a few years to