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Gerald L. Klingaman
Berberidaceae
Nandina domestica
Heavenly Bamboo, Sacred Bamboo
Heavenly bamboo is an upright broadleaf evergreen shrub from China and Japan. It is likened to bamboo in habit and appearance but is actually related to barberry.
Popular and widely planted in the south, this clump-forming plant produces open cane-like branches topped with airy compound leaves that are blue-green in color and leathery in texture. Leaves are often bright copper-red as they emerge and a burnished red color in winter. In summer, white panicles of small star-shaped flowers appear followed by clusters of round red berries that persist into 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 Asian temple gardens, it looks great en masse, as a specimen plant, or in mixed borders.
Nandina domestica is sometimes an invasive plant where hardy; for more information see http://www.invasive.org/eastern/srs/SB_N.html.
12 - 4
6 - 11
H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Broadleaf Evergreen
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade
2'-8' / 0.6m - 2.4m
3'-4' / 0.9m - 1.2m
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
China, Japan
Acidic, Neutral
Well Drained
Loam, Sand
Medium
Average Water
Upright/Erect
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Showy
White, Light Pink
Red, Orange Red
Red, Green, Copper
Green, Blue Green
Red, Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze
Green, Brown
Yes
No
Single
Glossy
Smooth
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical
Sometimes
Birds
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