Black Bamboo

''Phyllostachys nigra'', common name black bamboo, is a species of flowering plant in the bamboo subfamily of the grass family Poaceae, native to central and eastern China.

Growing up to 5 m tall by 3 m broad, it forms clumps of slender arching canes which turn black after two or three seasons. The abundant lance-shaped leaves are 4–13 cm long.

Numerous forms and cultivars are available for garden use. The species and the form ''P. nigra'' f. ''henonis'' have both gained.. more