Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Aquatics
Origin
China
Australia
Types
Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
1504
0
40000
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Habitat
Not marine, Terrícola
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-109-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 4
12-9
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
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Lime Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
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
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Spores
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly 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
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Clover Clot
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mites
Frogs
Allergy
Dermatitis, Rash
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiemetic, Antitussive, Astringent, Depurative, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Sedative, Styptic
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
काला बांस
Water Clover
In German
schwarzer Bambus
Wasser Klee
In French
bambou noir
Eau Clover
In Spanish
negro de bambú
Agua trébol
In Greek
μαύρο μπαμπού
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
Black Bamboo
Clover água
In Polish
Czarny Bambus
Woda Clover
In Latin
niger Bamboo
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Cyperales
Hydropteridales
Family
Poaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Bambuseae
-
Subfamily
Bambusoideae
-
Number of Species
494
1
27800
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