Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Biennial
Type
Grass
Perennial
Origin
China
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Types
Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Number of Varieties
15025
0
40000
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Habitat
Not marine, Terrícola
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-103-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 4
10-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Orange, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
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Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Lime Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Small elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Early Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
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Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
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Bloom Time
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Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
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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
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mites
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Dermatitis, Rash
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
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Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
Insignificant
Insignificant
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiemetic, Antitussive, Astringent, Depurative, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Sedative, Styptic
Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
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Botanical Name
PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra
POTENTILLA
Common Name
Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo
Potentilla
In Hindi
काला बांस
Potentilla plant
In German
schwarzer Bambus
Potentilla Pflanze
In French
bambou noir
plante Potentilla
In Spanish
negro de bambú
planta Potentilla
In Greek
μαύρο μπαμπού
φυτό potentilla
In Portuguese
Black Bamboo
planta Potentilla
In Polish
Czarny Bambus
Potentilla roślin
In Latin
niger Bamboo
Potentilla herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc
Potentilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Bambuseae
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Subfamily
Bambusoideae
Rosoideae
Number of Species
49300
1
27800
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