species
Nandina domestica
Heavenly bamboo
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Nandina domestica belongs to the family Berberidaceae, also known as Heavenly bamboo, introduced to the UK. It reaches 2 m tall and 1.5 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from June to July and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 2 m tall × 1.5 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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