Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
China
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Types
Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo
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Number of Varieties
15010
0
40000
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Habitat
Not marine, Terrícola
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 4
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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 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green
Green, Gray 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
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally
Needs very little water
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
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
Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mites
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
Dermatitis, Rash
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiemetic, Antitussive, Astringent, Depurative, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Sedative, Styptic
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Part of Plant Used
Stem
Bulbs
Other Uses
Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture
bulb used as starch
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra
LYCORIS
Common Name
Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
In Hindi
काला बांस
surprise lily
In German
schwarzer Bambus
Überraschung Lilie
In French
bambou noir
Lycoris squamigera
In Spanish
negro de bambú
Lycoris squamigera
In Greek
μαύρο μπαμπού
surprise lily
In Portuguese
Black Bamboo
surpresa lírio
In Polish
Czarny Bambus
niespodzianka lilia
In Latin
niger Bamboo
surprise lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Asparagales
Family
Poaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Tribe
Bambuseae
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Subfamily
Bambusoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
4910
1
27800
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