About Black Bamboo

Black Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

China

1.4 Types

Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

150

Rank: 32 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not marine, Terrícola

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-10

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 4

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Lime Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Lime Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 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

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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18% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Mites

5.12 Allergy

Dermatitis, Rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra

7.2 Common Name

Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

काला बांस

7.2.2 In German

schwarzer Bambus

7.2.3 In French

bambou noir

7.2.4 In Spanish

negro de bambú

7.2.5 In Greek

μαύρο μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Black Bamboo

7.2.7 In Polish

Czarny Bambus

7.2.8 In Latin

niger Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Bambusoideae

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Black Bamboo

Want to know the properties of Black Bamboo? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Black Bamboo is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Dermatitis and Rash. Black Bamboo Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Antiemetic, Antitussive, Astringent, Depurative, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Sedative and Styptic
Part of plant used: Stem

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Black Bamboo Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Black Bamboo. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Black Bamboo physical information is as follows: 610.00 cm tall and 460.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Not Available
Leaf color: Lime Green

Care of Black Bamboo

Taking Black Bamboo Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Black Bamboo include pruning, which should be 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. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Black Bamboo

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Black Bamboo is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual and Perennial plant. Black Bamboo is a very important plant from . There are 150 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo. This plant's habitat is Not marine and Terrícola and it comes in the hardiness zone 6-10. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.