Friendly name: Half Black

Phyllostachys arcana
"Half Black"

Maximum Height: 27'
Maximum Diameter: 1 1/4"
Minimum Temperature: -3° F
Does best in full sun.
Spreading: Moderate
ID: Grif 13933 01 PL

Phyllostachys arcana Half Black

This bamboo is known as "Half Black" because black areas form at the base of young culms. These black patches usually fade with time. It is used for edible shoots and hedges. In China its split culms are woven into mats. Collected in 1926 by F. A. McClure from Chiwhwashan, Anhwei Province, China.

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Pronunciation Phyllostachys arcana Half Black
Botanical Latin is essentially a written language .... How they are pronounced really matters little provided they sound pleasant and are understood by all concerned... W.T. Stearn an authority on Botanical Latin
Name	Botanical	Alternate	Meaning
Pleioblastus	plee-o-blast-us		From the Greek pleio - many and blastos meaning germ, bud or sprout
distichus	DIS-tie-kus		From the Greek meaning two ranked (refers to the leaf pattern on the branch)

Pronunciation
Phyllostachys arcana Half Black

Botanical Latin is essentially a written language .... How they are pronounced really matters little provided they sound pleasant and are understood by all concerned...
W.T. Stearn an authority on Botanical Latin

Name

Botanical

Alternate

Meaning

Pleioblastus

plee-o-blast-us

From the Greek pleio - many and blastos meaning germ, bud or sprout

distichus

DIS-tie-kus

From the Greek meaning two ranked (refers to the leaf pattern on the branch)

Performance data Phyllostachys arcana Half Black (Zone 7)
Year	Height	Diam	Low Temp	Winter damage	First shoot
1	11'	0 5/8"	11°	None	March 24
2	12'	0 5/8"	8°	Low leaf burn	April 4
3	12'	0 3/4"	6°	None	April 2
4	12'	0 3/4"	5°	None	April 6
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Performance data
Phyllostachys arcana Half Black (Zone 7)

Year

Height

Diam

Low Temp

Winter damage

First shoot

11'

0 5/8"

11°

None

March 24

12'

0 5/8"

8°

Low leaf burn

April 4

12'

0 3/4"

6°

None

April 2

12'

0 3/4"

5°

None

April 6

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Uses Phyllostachys arcana Half Black
Edible shoots	Small	Hedge	Good
House	Too large	Wood quality	Excellent
Container	Good	Crafts	Good
Screen	Excellent	Ornamental	Good
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Friendly name: Half Black

Phyllostachys arcana"Half Black"

Maximum Height: 27' Maximum Diameter: 1 1/4" Minimum Temperature: -3° F Does best in full sun. Spreading: Moderate ID: Grif 13933 01 PL