Botanical Name: Common Names:
Nandina domestica Magical Daybreak Heavenly Bamboo, Sacred Bamboo, MONFAR,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Upright
Description:
Compact Nandina with an upright, dense habit. Delicate coloured foliage changes seasonally from lime green, red, apricot and burgundy. Not a true bamboo at all, this shrub is non-invasive and maintains a neat clump. Small white, star-shaped flowers appear in Summer and are followed by clusters of ornamental round red berries. Use in borders, containers, as a focal plant and in coastal plantings. Grows approx. 50cm x 50cm.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Any, Full Sun, Semi Shade, Shade Loam, Sandy, 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, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Berberidaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Burgundy, Green, Orange, Red
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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