Heavenly Bamboo Flower

Did you know

• Despite the name, heavenly bamboo is not a bamboo at all — it belongs to the barberry family.
• In Japan, nandina is planted at entryways to ward off evil spirits and bad dreams.
• Its bright red berries are mildly toxic to mammals but provide winter food for cedar waxwings and other birds.
• The foliage shifts from copper-red in spring to green in summer to fiery scarlet in winter.
• Nandina is the sole species in its genus, making it a botanical one-of-a-kind.

Color meanings

Uses

• ornamental shrub
• foundation plantings
• Japanese gardens
• winter berry displays
• hedges