Common names:
Dwarf Nandina
Heavenly Bamboo
Thread-leaf Nandina

Also sold as:
  • 'San Gabriel'
  • 'Kirajuse'

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Fern
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences:Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 3
Leaves:Evergreen
Deciduous
Variegated
Needled
Other
Fruit:Indehiscent
Other
Flowers:Blooms on new wood
Flower Color:Other
Flower Time:Late winter and early spring
Inflorescence Type:Cluster
Suitable Locations:Houseplant
Uses:Windbreak or Hedge
Dye production
Shade Tree
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant:Butterflies
Toxicity:Fruit is poisonous
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Propagation: Seeds:Provide darkness
Suitable for wintersowing: odnw foselteas i ric.util D
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Tip
Containers:Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Conservation status:Extinct in the Wild (EW)

In cold weather, the foliage changes from green to red, with gold

Comments:
Posted by springcolor (Washington State - Zone 7a) on Mar 4, 2013 11:54 AM

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