Common names:
Heavenly Bamboo
Nandina

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Fern
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Partial or Dappled Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences:Wet
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 5b
Leaves:Good fall color
Glaucous
Malodorous
Needled
Fruit:Pops open explosively when ripe
Other
Flowers:Blooms on new wood
Other
Flower Color:Brown
Flower Size:2"-3"
Flower Time:Winter
Inflorescence Type:Panicle
Uses:Flowering Tree
Dried Flower
Useful for timber production
Wildlife Attractant:Hummingbirds
Resistances:Powdery Mildew
Toxicity:Roots are poisonous: iitd rae dieaabsxdm lio kdeino o ernnmp lalcyei slaneuociltr.e an nhnao atsasinyarsonNsldo a t
Fruit is poisonous
Other
Propagation: Seeds:Can handle transplanting
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Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Stolons and runners
Corms
Conservation status:Near Threatened (NT)

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