Life Span
Biennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Canary Islands
China
Types
Echium pininana
Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo
Number of Varieties
10150
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
Not marine, Terrícola
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-106-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
12 - 4
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Blue Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Lime Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Lime Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Mites
Allergy
-
Dermatitis, Rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Stem
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
ECHIUM pininana
PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra
Common Name
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo
In Hindi
Tree Echium
काला बांस
In German
Baum Aciam
schwarzer Bambus
In French
Arbre ACIAM
bambou noir
In Spanish
árbol Aciam
negro de bambú
In Greek
δέντρο Aciam
μαύρο μπαμπού
In Portuguese
árvore Aciam
Black Bamboo
In Polish
drzewo Aciam
Czarny Bambus
In Latin
lignum Aciam
niger Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Cyperales
Family
Boraginaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Echium
Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Bambuseae
Subfamily
-
Bambusoideae
Number of Species
6049
1
27800
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