Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Type
Grass
Origin
China
Types
Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo
Number of Varieties
150
Rank: 42 (Overall)
0
40000
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Habitat
Not marine, Terrícola
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 4
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm
Rank: 53 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm
Rank: 43 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Lime Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Thorns
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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
-
Repeat Bloomer
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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally
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
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
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
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17% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Self-Sowing
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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Attracts
Mites
Allergy
Dermatitis, Rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
Insignificant
Environmental Uses
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
Used As Indoor Plant
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9% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra
Common Name
Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo
In Hindi
काला बांस
In German
schwarzer Bambus
In French
bambou noir
In Spanish
negro de bambú
In Greek
μαύρο μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Black Bamboo
In Polish
Czarny Bambus
In Latin
niger Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Bambuseae
Subfamily
Bambusoideae
Number of Species
49
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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