Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
China
China
Types
Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo
Rhododendron
Number of Varieties
15020
0
40000
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Habitat
Not marine, Terrícola
Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-105-7
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
21,22
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Purple, Lavender, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Lime Green, Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green
Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Elliptic and Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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
Birds
Allergy
Dermatitis, Rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, 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
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Part of Plant Used
Stem
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Alpine, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra
RHODODENDRON impeditum
Common Name
Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo
Dwarf Rhododendron, Dwarf Purple Rhododendron
In Hindi
काला बांस
Dwarf Rhododendron
In German
schwarzer Bambus
Dwarf Rhododendron
In French
bambou noir
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Spanish
negro de bambú
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Greek
μαύρο μπαμπού
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Portuguese
Black Bamboo
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Polish
Czarny Bambus
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Latin
niger Bamboo
Dwarf Rhododendron
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Ericales
Family
Poaceae
Ericaceae
Genus
Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc
Rhododendron
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Bambuseae
Rhodoreae
Subfamily
Bambusoideae
Ericoideae
Number of Species
4940
1
27800
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