Golden bamboo

Best Features: Yellow and green foliage, evergreen foliage, year-round interest
Ideal For Hedges: 2.5-4m high
Growth Rate: Very Fast | 60cm+ a year
Position: Sunny or partial shade, moist to normal soil, sheltered and inland.
 
Golden Bamboo hedge plants, or Phyllostachys aureocaulis to use the Latin name, are an exotic evergreen species that creates a useful screen of lemony yellow stems that complement the classic, green foliage.