species
Phyllostachys nigra
Black bamboo
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Phyllostachys nigra belongs to the family Poaceae, also known as Black bamboo, introduced to the UK. It reaches 4 m tall and 2 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered or average positions. It is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 4 m tall × 2 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered, Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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