Black Bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra) is a species of bamboo which are considered highly ornamental for their culms, which transition from green to ebony black by the third year of growth.Growing up to 25 m tall by 30 cm broad, it forms clumps of slender arching canes that turn black after two or three seasons.
Black bamboo is also regarded as being the hardiest of all the bamboo species and the leaves are evergreen, bright green, and lanceolate in shape.
SOIL REQUIREMENT

Black bamboo prefers soil that is characteristically moist and loamy with a soil pH ranging from highly acidic to slightly alkaline.