Plant field guide
Nandina
Heavenly bamboo with year-round interest: spring flowers, summer foliage, fall/winter red berries and leaves.
Growing requirements
- Scientific name
- Nandina domestica
- Sun
- partial shade
- Water
- low
- Height
- 24 in (61 cm) – 72 in (183 cm)
- Spread
- 18 in (46 cm) – 36 in (91 cm)
- Spacing
- Not recorded
- Hardiness zones & minimum temperature
- USDA 6–9; average annual extreme minimum from -10°F (-23.3°C). Hardiness does not predict local frost dates.
- Difficulty
- easy
Planting & seasonal timing
Northern Hemisphere planting months: not yet verified in our database.
Northern Hemisphere pruning months: February, March.
For the Southern Hemisphere, these seasonal windows shift approximately six months. Check your local frost forecast, soil temperature, and species requirements; calendar months are not a guarantee of planting safety.
Very adaptable. Dwarf varieties available.
Pruning
Remove oldest, tallest canes at ground level to maintain size. Stagger heights for natural look. Don't shear.
Fertilizer
Balanced (10-10-10)
Early spring
Mulch
2-3 inches of organic mulch.