Botanical Name: Common Names:
Nandina domestica Gulf Stream Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo, Sacred Bamboo,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded
Description:
Dense evergreen shrub with bamboo-like foliage and a rounded habit. Foliage turns an attractive orange / scarlet in the cooler months adding to seasonal interest. Slightly larger than the dwarf form 'Nana' of Nandina, Gulf Stream grows approx 50cm tall x 50cm wide. Great for a low hedge, under-storey foliage colour, commercial landscapes and mass planting.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Verge, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prefer well drained soils in a sunny to partly shaded position. Very little maintenance required. Feed with a slow release fertiliser annually. Can be clipped into a formal hedge.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Berberidaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Orange, Red
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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