Life Span
Annual and Perennial
  
Perennial
  
Type
Grass
  
Flowering Plants
  
Origin
China
  
South-Central United States
  
Types
Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo
  
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
  
Habitat
Not marine, Terrícola
  
Rocky areas
  
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10
  
5-8
  
AHS Heat Zone
12 - 4
  
12-1
  
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
  
No Available
  
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
  
Clump-Forming
  
Plant Size
  
  
Plant Color
  
  
Flower Color
Not Available
  
White, Purple
  
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
  
Bicolor
  
Fruit Color
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Fall
Lime Green, Dark Green
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green
  
Not Available
  
Shape
  
  
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
  
Long linear and narrow
  
Thorns
No
  
No
  
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
  
Not Available
  
Growing Conditions
  
  
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Growth Rate
Very Fast
  
Medium
  
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
  
Loam
  
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
  
Neutral, Alkaline
  
Soil Drainage
Average
  
Well drained
  
Bloom Time
Not Available
  
Late Spring
  
Repeat Bloomer
No
  
No
  
Tolerances
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
  
Ground
  
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
  
From bulbs
  
Plant Maintenance
Medium
  
Medium
  
Watering Plants
  
  
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally
  
Requires watering in the growing season
  
In Summer
Lots of watering
  
Lots of watering
  
In Spring
Moderate
  
Moderate
  
In Winter
Average Water
  
Average Water
  
Soil
  
  
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
  
Neutral, Alkaline
  
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
  
Loam
  
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
  
Well drained
  
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
  
Remove damaged leaves
  
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
  
Red blotch
  
Plant Tolerance
Drought
  
Drought
  
Flowers
None
  
Showy
  
Flower Petal Number
Single
  
Single
  
Fruits
  
  
Showy Fruit
No
  
No
  
Edible Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrance
  
  
Fragrant Flower
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Leaf
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Bark/Stem
No
  
No
  
Showy Foliage
Yes
  
No
  
Showy Bark
Yes
  
No
  
Foliage Texture
Fine
  
Medium
  
Foliage Sheen
Matte
  
Matte
  
Evergreen
No
  
No
  
Invasive
Yes
  
Not Available
  
Self-Sowing
No
  
No
  
Attracts
Mites
  
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
  
Allergy
Dermatitis, Rash
  
Not Available
  
Uses
  
  
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
  
Showy Purposes
  
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Edible Uses
Insignificant
  
No
  
Environmental Uses
Air purification
  
Air purification
  
Plant Benefits
  
  
Medicinal Uses
Antiemetic, Antitussive, Astringent, Depurative, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Sedative, Styptic
  
Not Available
  
Part of Plant Used
Stem
  
Flowers, Leaves
  
Other Uses
Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture
  
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
  
Used As Indoor Plant
Yes
  
No
  
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
  
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
  
Botanical Name
PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra
  
PENSTEMON cobaea
  
Common Name
Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo
  
Beardtongue
  
In Hindi
काला बांस
  
Beardtongue
  
In German
schwarzer Bambus
  
Bartfaden
  
In French
bambou noir
  
beardtongue
  
In Spanish
negro de bambú
  
beardtongue
  
In Greek
μαύρο μπαμπού
  
Beardtongue
  
In Portuguese
Black Bamboo
  
Beardtongue
  
In Polish
Czarny Bambus
  
Beardtongue
  
In Latin
niger Bamboo
  
ursus lingua
  
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
  
Tracheophyta
  
Class
Liliopsida
  
Equisetopsida
  
Order
Cyperales
  
Lamiales
  
Family
Poaceae
  
Scrophulariaceae
  
Genus
Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc
  
Penstemon
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
  
Tribe
Bambuseae
  
Not Available
  
Subfamily
Bambusoideae
  
Not Available
  
Season and Care of Black Bamboo and Beardtongue
Season and care of Black Bamboo and Beardtongue is important to know. While considering everything about Black Bamboo and Beardtongue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Black Bamboo season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Beardtongue season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Black Bamboo is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Beardtongue is Loam while the PH of soil for Black Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Beardtongue is Neutral, Alkaline.
Black Bamboo and Beardtongue Physical Information
Black Bamboo and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Black Bamboo height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Black Bamboo and Beardtongue are as follows:
Black Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Black Bamboo leaf color: Lime Green
Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
- Beardtongue leaf color: Green
Care of Black Bamboo and Beardtongue
Care of Black Bamboo and Beardtongue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Bamboo pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Black Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Beardtongue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.