Bambusa lako --Timor Black Clumping Bamboo-- Current Delicious and pretty sweet-tart fruits

Delicious and pretty sweet-tart fruits grow in profusion in early spring

who typically brewed it with other sacred herbs into the "black drink"

Stems and undersides are reddish maroon and make a lovely contrast

full sun to part shade (color may lighten or darken with sun exposure)

Bambusa lako --Timor Black Clumping Bamboo-- Current Delicious and pretty sweet-tart fruitsGorgeous huge variety, up to 35 feet tall with up to 3 inch culms (canes) and is cold hardy to 27 degrees. Outstanding black tropical from the forests on the island nation of Timor. The bamboo's canes emerge green and mature to a shiny black (almost purplish tint). It's a loosely clumping bamboo with a manageable footprint and makes a striking focal point in any landscape project. Can be planted either as a specimen focal point, in a row along a path