* Max Height 40' (West Coast Estimate 30' Feet Eastern Fraser Valley to 20' Feet At The Ocean)
* Max Culm Dia 2.25"
* Evergreen to -18C
* USDA Zone 6, Root Hardy to Zone 5
* Sun or Shade
* Running Bamboo

The culms come up green and slowly turn a shiny black after about 18 months to two years. Phyllostachys nigra loves full sun and is more drought tolerant than many other bamboos. Like many subspecies of nigra, it grows well indoors.