Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
China
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo
buttercup
Number of Varieties
1501
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40000
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Habitat
Not marine, Terrícola
meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 4
8-1
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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm5.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Lime Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, reseeds
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, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mites
Ants, Insects
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
Antirheumatic, Astringent, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture
Cleanser
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra
Ranunculus ficaria
Common Name
Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo
Figwort, Lesser Celandine
In Hindi
काला बांस
Lesser Celandine
In German
schwarzer Bambus
Scharbockskraut
In French
bambou noir
Ficaire
In Spanish
negro de bambú
celidonia menor
In Greek
μαύρο μπαμπού
Lesser Celandine
In Portuguese
Black Bamboo
Lesser Celandine
In Polish
Czarny Bambus
Ziarnopłon wiosenny
In Latin
niger Bamboo
Pavasara mazpurenīte
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Ranunculales
Family
Poaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc
Ficaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Bambuseae
-
Subfamily
Bambusoideae
-
Number of Species
491
1
27800
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