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Nandina domestica 'Moon Bay' PP5659
Heavenly Bamboo, Moon Bay Heavenly Bamboo
Heavenly Bamboo is an upright shrub that is native to China and Japan. It is likened to bamboo in habit and appearance, but is not a true bamboo. Nandina ‘Moon Bay’ is a compact cultivar with an upright, globular form which branches freely to produce dense plants. The new leaves emerge yellow green and mature to medium green. The fall color is red to orange and is more intense in colder weather. Moon Bay doesn’t appear to spread readily by rhizome (underground stem) making for a neat, contained clump. The leaves are fine, compound and leathery in texture. In summer, white panicles of small star-shaped flowers appear followed by clusters of round red berries that are maintained through to winter. Heavenly bamboo prefers some shade but can tolerate sun. As a garden specimen it grows best in warm-temperate to subtropical climates and thrives in fertile, evenly moist soil. Traditionally planted in temple gardens, it looks great planted en masse or in mixed borders.
12 - 4
6 - 9
H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade
2'-4' / 0.6m - 1.2m
3'-4' / 0.9m - 1.2m
Late Spring, Early Summer
Hybrid Origin
Acidic, Neutral
Average
Loam, Sand
Medium
Average Water
Upright/Erect
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Insignificant
White, Light Pink
Red, Orange Red
Green, Yellow Green
Red, Green, Blue Green, Yellow Green, Bronze
Green, Brown
Yes
No
Single
Glossy
Smooth
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border
Birds
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