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Nandina domestica - Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo
Family Berberidaceae
Botanical Name Nandina domestica
Common Name Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo
Size 6 - 8' high, suckers to form colonies.
Hardiness Zone 6 - 9
Culture Adaptable to soil extremes; full sun to shade; prune out old stems.
Ornamental Value Medium texture, foliage changes from bluish green to reddish in winter, red berries in clusters.
Landscape Use Use as a screen, hedge, in massings.
Key Identifying Characteristics Leaves are alternate, bi- to tri-pinnate, evergreen; leaflets are elliptic-lanceolate; yellow wood; fruit persist most of the year.
Notable Cultivars 'Harbour Dwarf', 'Fire Power', 'Nana'
Campus Location Numerous; Ag: Ellington side entrance, AgVet, Ag Engineering
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