1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Grass
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
China
1.4 Types
Not Available
Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mountains, Upland
Not marine, Terrícola
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm610.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
45.70 cm460.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Rose, Crimson
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Lime Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Salt
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged 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
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root rot
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Mites
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Dermatitis, Rash
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections
Antiemetic, Antitussive, Astringent, Depurative, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Sedative, Styptic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PENSTEMON barbatus
PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra
7.2 Common Name
Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue
Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo
7.2.1 In Hindi
Beardlip Penstemon
काला बांस
7.2.2 In German
Beardlip Penstemon
schwarzer Bambus
7.2.3 In French
penstemon beardlip
bambou noir
7.2.4 In Spanish
penstemon beardlip
negro de bambú
7.2.5 In Greek
beardlip penstemon
μαύρο μπαμπού
7.2.6 In Portuguese
penstemon beardlip
Black Bamboo
7.2.7 In Polish
beardlip penstemon
Czarny Bambus
7.2.8 In Latin
Birdlip penstemon
niger Bamboo
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
Penstemon
Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Bambusoideae
8.10 Number of Species