Black Bamboo

Cleyera

About Black Bamboo and Cleyera

Black Bamboo

Cleyera

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Grass

Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

China

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Types

Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’

Number of Varieties

1501

0 40000

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Habitat

Not marine, Terrícola

Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-106-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 4

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm2,240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

460.00 cm150.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Spring

Lime Green

Red, Dark Green, Bronze

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Lime Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green

Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Tip cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally

Water 1 in. per week during the active growing period, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

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, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Mites

Bees, pollinators

Allergy

Dermatitis, Rash

Mild Allergen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiemetic, Antitussive, Astringent, Depurative, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Sedative, Styptic

Part of Plant Used

Stem

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture

Used as a building material, Used as fuel

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'

Common Name

Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia

In Hindi

काला बांस

Cleyera

In German

schwarzer Bambus

Sakaki

In French

bambou noir

Cleyera

In Spanish

negro de bambú

Cleyera

In Greek

μαύρο μπαμπού

Cleyera

In Portuguese

Black Bamboo

Cleyera

In Polish

Czarny Bambus

Cleyera

In Latin

niger Bamboo

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cyperales

Theales

Family

Poaceae

Theaceae

Genus

Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc

Cleyera

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Freziereae

Subfamily

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

4918

1 27800

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Properties of Black Bamboo and Cleyera

Wondering what are the properties of Black Bamboo and Cleyera? We provide you with everything About Black Bamboo and Cleyera. Black Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Cleyera doesn't have thorns. Also Black Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Black Bamboo has allergic reactions like Dermatitis and Rash and Cleyera has allergic reactions like Dermatitis and Rash. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Black Bamboo and Cleyera and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Bamboo and Cleyera

Season and care of Black Bamboo and Cleyera is important to know. While considering everything about Black Bamboo and Cleyera Care, growing season is an essential factor. Black Bamboo season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Cleyera season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Black Bamboo is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Cleyera is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Black Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Cleyera is Acidic, Neutral.

Black Bamboo and Cleyera Physical Information

Black Bamboo and Cleyera physical information is very important for comparison. Black Bamboo height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Black Bamboo and Cleyera are as follows:

Black Bamboo flower color:
Black Bamboo leaf color: Lime Green
Cleyera flower color: White and Yellow
Cleyera leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Bronze

Care of Black Bamboo and Cleyera

Care of Black Bamboo and Cleyera 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 Cleyera pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Black Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cleyera needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.