Bamboo Phyllostachys nigra

Family name: Poaceae

Subfamily: Bambusoideae

Genus: Phyllostachys

Botanical name: Phyllostachys nigra

Common name: Black Bamboo

Mature height: 5m

Running bamboo.

Care: Grow in sun or part shade in moist but well drained soil in a sheltered site out of the wind.

This picture really does show its dark, ebony like culms which will come through on maturity. You will need to be a little bit patient, but it is well worth it.