Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo): This is popular because of its black canes (culms). New culms emerge green, but thoroughly fade to jet black within the first year or two. Grows 4.6 to 7.6 m, 15 to ...

A large container of Phyllostachys nuda bamboo grows by my back porch, the wind fluttering through its delicate branches and diplomatically screening me from my neighbors. It is lovely and carefree, ...