1. BOTANICAL NAME
NANDINA DOMESTICA

2. PRONUNCIATION
nan - DE - na do - MES - ti - ka

3. COMMON NAME
Nandina or Heavenly Bamboo or Dwarf Nandina

5. FAMILY
BERBERIDACEAE

6. Life Cycle
Evergreen perennial

7. Growth Habit Shrub H - 1 1/2’ to 6’ (depending on cultivar)
W - In colonies
Upright

9. ARRANGEMENT
Alternate

10. COMPOSITION
Tri - pinnately compound

11. LEAF
Ovate
L - 12” to 20”
W - 12” to 20”

12. MARGIN
Entire

13. VEINS
Pinnate

15. FLOWER
Spring
1/4” pinkish white panicle

17. FRUIT
Fall
Bright Red Berry Cluster

19. EXPOSURE
Sun
Part shade
Shade

20. USE
Foundation

21. DESCRIPTION Easily transplanted from containers
Dwarf cultivars becoming one of the most widely used landscape plants

24. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Propagate by seed or cuttings

25. PROBLEMS
Trouble free

26. ZONES
6 - 9

27. NATIVE OF:
China