Nandina domestica

Name: Nandina domestica
Common Name:  heavenly bamboo				Family:  Berberidaceae
Deciduous         x    Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit upright	Hard. Zone   usda 6		Mature Size 2m tall by 1.5m spread					x
Leaf: pinnate to 3 pinnate leaves to 90cm long, with lance shaped leaflets, red to reddish purple when young					Fall/Winter Color: reddish purple foliage in winter
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: small, star shaped, white flowers, to 1.5cm across with large tellow anthers						Infl. conical panicles to 40cm long followed by long lasting, spherical, red fruit 9mm across
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.     ( June.      July.      August.)      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec. (flowering period)
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich  x   Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses: shrub border		Limitations: leaf spot, root rot, verticillium wilt, viruses that cause mosaic and distortions					Other Features: