Black Bamboo

Kou

About Black Bamboo and Kou

Black Bamboo

Kou

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Grass

Tree

Origin

China

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

Types

Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo

Mareer, Manjak

Number of Varieties

15015

0 40000

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Habitat

Not marine, Terrícola

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-1010-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 4

12-10

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2

Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm760.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

460.00 cm670.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Chocolate

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

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full 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

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Root rot, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought and Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Mites

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Dermatitis, Rash

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

Part of Plant Used

Stem

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra

CORDIA subcordata

Common Name

Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

In Hindi

काला बांस

Cordia subcordata

In German

schwarzer Bambus

Cordia subcordata

In French

bambou noir

Cordia subcordata

In Spanish

negro de bambú

Cordia subcordata

In Greek

μαύρο μπαμπού

Cordia subcordata

In Portuguese

Black Bamboo

Cordia subcordata

In Polish

Czarny Bambus

Cordia subcordata

In Latin

niger Bamboo

Cordia subcordata

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cyperales

Lamiales

Family

Poaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc

Cordia

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

491

1 27800

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Properties of Black Bamboo and Kou

Wondering what are the properties of Black Bamboo and Kou? We provide you with everything About Black Bamboo and Kou. Black Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Kou doesn't have thorns. Also Black Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Black Bamboo has allergic reactions like Dermatitis and Rash and Kou 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 Kou and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Bamboo and Kou

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

Black Bamboo and Kou Physical Information

Black Bamboo and Kou physical information is very important for comparison. Black Bamboo height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm. The color specification of Black Bamboo and Kou are as follows:

Black Bamboo flower color:
Black Bamboo leaf color: Lime Green
Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green

Care of Black Bamboo and Kou

Care of Black Bamboo and Kou 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 Kou pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Black Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kou needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.