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Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo

Nandina Domestica

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Overview

Nandina domestica, commonly called Heavenly Bamboo, is an evergreen shrub featuring multi-season interest. Its delicate, bamboo-like foliage transitions from green to fiery reds and purples with the seasons. Small white flowers bloom in early summer, followed by bright red berries. This versatile plant thrives in USDA zones 6-9, requires minimal maintenance, and reaches a mature size of 4-8 feet tall and 2-4 feet wide, making it ideal for hedges or accent plantings.

Sun Full, Half, ShadeWater LowZones 6–10Climate Subtropical
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina Domestica) — and bronze in fall and winter

Culture

Sun
Full, Half, Shade
Water
Low
USDA zones
6–10

Shape & size

Mature height
3–8 Ft.
Mature width
2–4 Ft.

Classification

Family
Berberidaceae
Climate
Subtropical

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Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina Domestica) — and its contributions to local wildlife; in providing this information to a client, image 121
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina Domestica) — making it an attractive and practical choice for their garden; nandina domestica, commonly called, image 122
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina Domestica) — white flowers in the garden; commonly referred to as Heavenly Bamboo, image 123
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina Domestica) — shrub with white blooms; white flowers that offer a subtle and delicate appeal, image 124
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina Domestica) — shrub for full or half or shade; making it an attractive and practical choice for their garden, image 125
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina Domestica) — Nandina domestica, commonly called Heavenly Bamboo, is an evergreen shrub featuring multi-season, image 126
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina Domestica) — Its delicate, bamboo-like foliage transitions from green to fiery reds and purples with the seasons, image 127
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina Domestica) — Small white flowers bloom in early summer, followed by bright red berries; nandina domestica is, image 128
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina Domestica) — This versatile plant thrives in USDA zones 6-9; shrub for full or half or shade, image 129
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina Domestica) — requires minimal maintenance; making it ideal for hedges or accent plantings, image 130

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