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
1.5 Habitat
Not marine, Terrícola
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
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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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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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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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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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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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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