• Eventual Height: 5m
  • Eventual Spread: 3m
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Phyllostachys nigra

black bamboo

size: 10 litre pot (1m)   available to order from summer 2012   £44.99  

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  • Position: full sun or partial shade
  • Soil: humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: fast growing
  • Leaves: dark green
  • Canes: polished ebony-black
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    A beautiful tall arching bamboo with polished ebony-black mature canes and dark green leaves. The slender, elegant, canes, which are dark green for the first two to three years, look perfect in a contemporary, minimalist garden. To prevent the plant from colonising adjacent plantings restrict the roots using a rigid, non-perishable barrier.

  • Garden care: Plant in a large container or surround the roots with a non-perishable barrier that restricts the plant's spread. Water regularly until established. Bamboos do not like competition, so are best planted en masse in a designated area of the garden.

  • Eventual Height: 5m
  • Eventual Spread: 3m
Phyllostachys nigra - black bamboo Slim black canes and small leaves

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