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Peruvian Daffodil and Black Bamboo


What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Grass  
Bulb or Corm or Tuber  

Origin
China  
South America  

Types
Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo  
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana  

Number of Varieties
150  
99+
3  
99+

Habitat
Not marine, Terrícola  
All sorts of environments  

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10  
8-10  

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 4  
10-8  

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  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
610.00 cm  
99+
61.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
460.00 cm  
99+
61.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
White  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green  
Dark 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  
Strap shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

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, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Average  

Bloom Time
-  
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
-  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting  
Offsets  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally  
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged  

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, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Average  

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  
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning  

Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Yes  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Mites  
Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators  

Allergy
Dermatitis, Rash  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Insignificant  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
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  
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical  
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra  
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala  

Common Name
Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo  
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily  

In Hindi
काला बांस  
peruvian daffodil  

In German
schwarzer Bambus  
peruvian daffodil  

In French
bambou noir  
peruvian daffodil  

In Spanish
negro de bambú  
Pamianthe  

In Greek
μαύρο μπαμπού  
peruvian daffodil  

In Portuguese
Black Bamboo  
peruvian daffodil  

In Polish
Czarny Bambus  
peruvian daffodil  

In Latin
niger Bamboo  
peruvian daffodil  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Cyperales  
Asparagales  

Family
Poaceae  
Amaryllidaceae  

Genus
Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc  
Pamianthe  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Monocots  

Tribe
Bambuseae  
Clinantheae  

Subfamily
Bambusoideae  
Amaryllidoideae  

Number of Species
49  
99+
40  

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Difference Between Black Bamboo and Peruvian Daffodil

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Importance of Black Bamboo and Peruvian Daffodil

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Black Bamboo and Peruvian Daffodil. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Black Bamboo and Peruvian Daffodil as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Black Bamboo is Antiemetic, Antitussive, Astringent, Depurative, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Sedative and Styptic whereas of Peruvian Daffodil is . Black Bamboo has beauty benefits as follows: while Peruvian Daffodil has beauty benefits as follows: .

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How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Black Bamboo vs Peruvian Daffodil and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Black Bamboo are Dermatitis and Rash whereas of Peruvian Daffodil have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Black Bamboo has no showy fruits and Peruvian Daffodil has no showy fruits. Also Black Bamboo is not flowering and Peruvian Daffodil is not flowering . You can compare Black Bamboo and Peruvian Daffodil facts and facts of other plants too.

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