Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
China
California
Types
Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo
Blue Iceberg, Cannibal, Muller
Number of Varieties
15077
0
40000
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Habitat
Not marine, Terrícola
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-106-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 4
9-4
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm2,440.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm670.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Lime Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Awl-Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally
Requires large amount of water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
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
prune to control shape
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Grey mold, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mites
Chickarees, Sapsuckers, White-headed woodpeckers
Allergy
Dermatitis, Rash
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiemetic, Antitussive, Astringent, Depurative, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Sedative, Styptic
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Part of Plant Used
Stem
Wood
Other Uses
Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture
Used for making fence posts, Used to make wood shingles
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra
SEQUOIADENDRON giganteum
Common Name
Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo
Giant Sequoia
In Hindi
काला बांस
Giant Sequoia
In German
schwarzer Bambus
Giant Sequoia
In French
bambou noir
Séquoia géant
In Spanish
negro de bambú
Secoya gigante
In Greek
μαύρο μπαμπού
Giant Sequoia
In Portuguese
Black Bamboo
Sequoia gigante
In Polish
Czarny Bambus
Giant Sequoia
In Latin
niger Bamboo
Giant Sequoia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Cyperales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc
Sequoiadendron
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Bambuseae
Senecioneae
Subfamily
Bambusoideae
Sequoioideae
Number of Species
491
1
27800
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