BOTANICAL NAME NANDINA DOMESTICA
PRONUNCIATION nan - DE - na do - MES - ti - ka
COMMON NAME Nandina or Heavenly Bamboo or Dwarf Nandina
FAMILY BERBERIDACEAE
Life Cycle Evergreen perennial
Growth Habit Shrub H - 1 1/2’ to 6’ (depending on cultivar) W - In colonies Upright
ARRANGEMENT Alternate
COMPOSITION Tri - pinnately compound
LEAF Ovate L - 12” to 20” W - 12” to 20”
MARGIN Entire
VEINS Pinnate
FLOWER Spring 1/4” pinkish white panicle
FRUIT Fall Bright Red Berry Cluster
EXPOSURE Sun Part shade Shade
USE Foundation
DESCRIPTION Easily transplanted from containers Dwarf cultivars becoming one of the most widely used landscape plants
CULTURAL PRACTICES Propagate by seed or cuttings
PROBLEMS Trouble free
ZONES 6 - 9
NATIVE OF: China