Alphonse Karr Bamboo Plant		Alphonse, Black, and Timber Bamboo Plants		Planting Alphonse Karr Bamboo

The Alphonse Karr bamboo is very popular, because of the beautiful striped bamboo canes that are used for furniture making. Once the canes start sprouting in April, the bamboo rapidly clumps with watering, and the leaves of the Alphonse Karr bamboo develop rapidly once the pointed shoot emerges from the ground. When planted outside office or commercial buildings, the Alphonse Karr bamboo grows into a highly desirable tropical landscape, most of the growth takes place, beginning in April and lasting through the Summer. Dried poles of Alphonse Karr bamboo can be used ornamentally in handicrafts. Grow your own ornamental bamboo plants as a privacy hedge.