Bamboo

Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica) Collection

Not a true bamboo — but a colorful, hardy shrub loved for year-round interest.

Our Cultivars

⭐ Regular (species)

📏 6–8 ft tall
🍃 Classic green leaves → red/purple in cold
⚡ Fastest grower
✂️ Can be cut back hard if overgrown
🍒 Spectacular red berries in winter against dark green foliage
🌏 Symbol of longevity in China; planted for good fortune in Japan

🌱 General Care (all cultivars)

☀️ Sun to part shade (more sun = more red)
💧 Drought-tolerant, but enjoys regular water
🌍 Well-drained, slightly acidic soil
✂️ Thin older stems, don’t shear into balls
🦋 Pest-free, long-lived (zones 6–9)

Nandina domestica

🌸‘Filamentosa’ (Threadleaf / Filigree)

📏 3–4 ft
🍃 Fine, feathery “fern-like” foliage
🌞 Likes part shade
🎎 Popular in Japanese gardens for texture
🌏 In Asia, admired for elegance and resilience

Nandina domestica

🔥 ‘Firepower’

📏 2–3 ft mound
🍃 Green → brilliant scarlet in fall/winter
🌞 Best color in full sun
🏆 One of the world’s most popular dwarf nandinas
🌏 Red tones echo prosperity in Chinese symbolism, and protection in Japanese tradition

Nandina domestica 'Flirt'

Heavenly Bamboo 'Flirt'

❤️ ‘Flirt’

📏 1–2 ft, very compact
🍃 Deep red new growth, burgundy year-round
🌞 Sun brings out strongest color
🍒 Brilliant red berries that glow against the foliage in winter
🌏 Considered lucky and prosperous when fruiting

Nandina domestica

🌿 ‘Harbour Dwarf’

📏 ~2 ft, spreading
🍃 Mini “regular” look; reddish in winter
🌍 Great for mass plantings & erosion control
✂️ Thin old canes to refresh growth
🍒 Produces vivid clusters of red berries over deep green leaves
🌏 In both China and Japan, red berries are linked with good fortune

🍒 Fun to Know

· Berries last into winter, adding color when most shrubs are bare.

· In China: Called 南天竹 (nantianzhu / “southern sky bamboo”), symbolizing longevity, resilience, and prosperity.

· In Japan: Called 南天 (nanten), a homophone for “turning misfortune into good fortune,” planted near doors to ward off bad luck.

· Called “heavenly bamboo” in English for its canelike stems — but it’s not bamboo at all!