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About Black Bamboo and Silver Bells

What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Annual

Type

Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

China
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia

Types

Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo
Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Number of Varieties

1503
0 40000
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Habitat

Not marine, Terrícola
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-105-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 4
9-5

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
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm25.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

460.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Lime Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Lime Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear
Acuminate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
-

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally
occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-

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

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 grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought and Salt

Facts

Flowers

-
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Mites
Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

Dermatitis, Rash
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Insignificant
-

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Stem
-

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra
ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Common Name

Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells

In Hindi

काला बांस
Silver bells

In German

schwarzer Bambus
Silver bells

In French

bambou noir
Silver bells

In Spanish

negro de bambú
Silver bells

In Greek

μαύρο μπαμπού
Silver bells

In Portuguese

Black Bamboo
Silver bells

In Polish

Czarny Bambus
Silver bells

In Latin

niger Bamboo
Silver bells

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cyperales
Ebenales

Family

Poaceae
Asparagaceae

Genus

Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc
Halesia

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Eudicots

Tribe

Bambuseae
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Subfamily

Bambusoideae
-

Number of Species

494
1 27800
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Properties of Black Bamboo and Silver Bells

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

Season and Care of Black Bamboo and Silver Bells

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

Black Bamboo and Silver Bells Physical Information

Black Bamboo and Silver Bells physical information is very important for comparison. Black Bamboo height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Black Bamboo and Silver Bells are as follows:

  • Black Bamboo flower color:

  • Black Bamboo leaf color: Lime Green

  • Silver Bells flower color: White

  • Silver Bells leaf color: Green

Care of Black Bamboo and Silver Bells

Care of Black Bamboo and Silver Bells 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 Silver Bells pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level, 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 Silver Bells needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.