Scientific Name:
Nandina domestica
Pronunciation:
nan-DYE-nuh doe-MESS-tih-kuh
Common Name:
heavenly bamboo
Family Name:
Berberidaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Taller, multistemmed, evergreen shrub with erratic growth pattern; leaves large, compound, tripinnate with dark, serrate, leaflets mostly lanceolate, up to 8cm long x 2.5cm wide, rachis rough to the touch, new growth red.
Habit:
Stiffly upright, Twiggy
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
South Asia / India
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Sheltered
Soil/Growing Medium:
Water Use:
Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Attract birds, Cut flower or foliage, Group or mass planting, Screening
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include N. 'Gulf Stream'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Tripinnate
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green
Colour in Fall:
Green, Red
Shapes:
Elliptic, Lanceolate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Attenuate, Cuneate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Thyrse, Floriferous, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Lemony
Flower Time at Peak:
Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Showy, Persistent,
Bark Morphology:
Moderately fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Green, Red, Tan
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Layering
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Root rot, Virus, Wilt (Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (BCW) Boulevard (Circular) Westend : cv. Gulf Stream - auditorium planting - q.10
- (CGW) Community Garden West
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : cv. Gulf Stream
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House