Heavenly Bamboo Nandina is a moderate growing shrub that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 6A through 9B. It matures to an average height of 6 feet to 8 feet and an average width of 4 feet to 6 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun, morning sun with afternoon shade, morning shade with afternoon sun or filtered sun and grows best when planted in loam, clay or silt soil that is well drained. In the spring Heavenly Bamboo Nandina produces white flowers. The foliage is burgundy, red, orange, medium green and dark green in color. It attracts wildlife, visual attention and songbirds / birds and is resistant to deer, drought, insects, diseases, mildew and heat.

Heavenly Bamboo Nandina can be useful in the landscape along woodland borders, in foundation plantings, as a background, in shrub borders, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas, as an accent, under a shade tree, in landscape beds or islands, to frame the corners of a home or other building or to accentuate entryways and also in rock or xeriscape gardens, theme gardens, cottage gardens or shade gardens.

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Noteworthy Characteristics

Domestica Nandina, commonly called Heavenly Bamboo, is an evergreen shrub that is ornamentally grown for it's interesting bamboo like foliage and growth habit, as well as it's spectacular display of red berries. Small whitish flowers with yellow anthers appear in late sping followed by  red berries which persist from fall to spring. Domestica Nandina provides year round interest. 

Uses

Excellent for use as a single specimen shrub, in groupings, flowering shrub borders, shrub borders, natural hedge, visual screen for sun or shade, home foundation plantings, espalier (grown flat against a wall), wildlife gardens, asian theme gardens, and woodland gardens. 

Culture & Care Tips

Grows best in full sun or filtered sun. Grows well in most well drained soils. Low to average water needs. Prune canes to promote a more dense form.

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