‘Boryana’ is a stunning Phyllostachys nigra bamboo, also called Tiger Bamboo or simply ‘Bory’.
It has upright tall stems with distinctive brown to brownish-black spots and stripes, hence the name Tiger Bamboo.
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BLACK-BROWN SPOTTED/STRIPED STEM NIGRACommon black bamboo plants in the UK
There are 4 common black bamboo plants that grow in UK gardens. You can find most of them at the Kew's Japanese Bamboo Garden in London.
The common Back Bamboo Nigra can also be seen in many home gardens. It is easy to identify with its black stems.
4 common black bamboo plants:- Black Bamboo Nigra (Phyllostachys nigra)
- Phyllostachys nigra f. henonis
- Phyllostachys nigra 'Megurochiku'
- Tiger Bamboo or simply ‘Bory’ (Phyllostachys nigra ‘Boryana’)
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There are 4 common black bamboo plants that grow in UK gardens. You can find most of them at the Kew's Japanese Bamboo Garden in London.
The common Back Bamboo Nigra can also be seen in many home gardens. It is easy to identify with its black stems.
4 common black bamboo plants:
- Black Bamboo Nigra (Phyllostachys nigra)
- Phyllostachys nigra f. henonis
- Phyllostachys nigra 'Megurochiku'
- Tiger Bamboo or simply ‘Bory’ (Phyllostachys nigra ‘Boryana’)
Click on the links to find out more about them.
What types of care to provide for black bamboo plants?
If you are planning to build a roots barrier or thin out your running bamboo rhizomes and culms, do it in early Spring.
Always add the access soil and mulch to the base of the bamboo plants and tidy up before Summer. This will stimulate the plants to grow within weeks.
The best mulch for the bamboo is bamboo leaves. Rake the leaves and put them back near or around the bamboo.
The other Phyllostachys bamboo plants have green stems with peculiar spots and stripes colourations.
These running bamboos are hardy, tall and upright plants, and also invasive.
They require care and attention to grow well.
All in all, the Phyllostachys nigra ‘Boryana’ is one Black Bamboo Nigra cultivar, well-known for its spotty black spots on the canes.
If you are planning to build a roots barrier or thin out your running bamboo rhizomes and culms, do it in early Spring.
Always add the access soil and mulch to the base of the bamboo plants and tidy up before Summer. This will stimulate the plants to grow within weeks.
The best mulch for the bamboo is bamboo leaves. Rake the leaves and put them back near or around the bamboo.
The other Phyllostachys bamboo plants have green stems with peculiar spots and stripes colourations.
These running bamboos are hardy, tall and upright plants, and also invasive.
They require care and attention to grow well.
All in all, the Phyllostachys nigra ‘Boryana’ is one Black Bamboo Nigra cultivar, well-known for its spotty black spots on the canes.
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