Phyllostachys nigra - black bamboo (Pot 18 cm)

Genus of 80 species of medium to large evergreen bamboo from the deciduous forests of eastern Asia and the Himalayas. Phyllostachys nigra is a tufted bamboo with arching, thin, green stems that turn shiny black in the second or third year. It has many dark green lanceolate leaves. It can reach 3-5 m in height.

Pedoclimatic needs

Grow in fertile, moist but without waterlogging soil. Preferentially sunny or partial shade exposure. Particularly suitable for free hedges or to create small groves. Very resistant to cold -18°/-22°C. Typically invasive due to the underground rhizomes that spread, it must be controlled by planting it in flowerbeds or delimiting it with guard ditches at least 70-90 cm deep or by burying a metal containment plate transversally to a depth of at least 70-80 cm around the entire plant. area to be delimited.

Botanical Information

Botanical Name: Phyllostachys nigra

Family: Gramineae