Phyllostachys vivax Aureocaulis Shade

[JakoMonster]

Got a Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis' today & there was a spare place at the end of the garden which i have planted it in but the thing is that that are is shady most of the day and only gets the sun slighty late in afternoon/evening ? i read that it should be planted in full sun to partial shade so not sure if it will ok growing there?

[karl66]

I have one of my tall vivax planted in a very shaded spot & its romping away!!. karl.

[tropicalwon]

Yes it likes or part shade positions...

but the thing is that that are is shady most of the day and only gets the sun slighty late in afternoon/evening ?

It does get some sun so should be ok.... What about winter sun?

[JakoMonster]

Yes it likes or part shade positions...

but the thing is that that are is shady most of the day and only gets the sun slighty late in afternoon/evening ?

It does get some sun so should be ok.... What about winter sun?

Well in the winter it gets dark early (obviously) then a slight bit of sun in afternoon, i haven't really counted how long the sun last in that location.

[JakoMonster]

also going off topic slighty how long will it take for them to start producing really big thick culms? (at the moment they are really skinny ones)

[tropicalwon]

Yes it likes or part shade positions...

but the thing is that that are is shady most of the day and only gets the sun slightly late in afternoon/evening ?

It does get some sun so should be OK.... What about winter sun?

Well in the winter it gets dark early (obviously) then a slight bit of sun in afternoon, i haven't really counted how long the sun last in that location.

It should be OK

Like Karl said....

I have one of my tall vivax planted in a very shaded spot & its romping away!!.

Gardening trial & error.... Most bamboos tolerate shade ....It makes them get even taller

[HarryandNess]

how long will it take for them to start producing really big thick culms? (at the moment they are really skinny ones)

It depends what you're starting with. They'll get thicker each year. Cut the thinnest ones out in spring to encourage thicker ones to grow

Ness

[JakoMonster]

good good, thanks all for your replies

[simon]

Cut the thinnest ones out in spring to encourage thicker ones to grow

To clear up a common misconception, this doesn't mean that removing mature thin culms will encourage thicker ones. That would just reduce the plants ability to put energy into the rhizome and would therefore impede culm thickness. What it means is to remove the thinner culms as they appear in spring so that energy is not wasted in producing culms that are not desired. If you cut out mature culms, they will not get the chance to pay back the energy that was used to produce them. Leave established thin culms in place for a few years. They can be removed later when the bamboo has established itself.