ShrubsHeavenly Bamboo
Nandina domestica
Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica) is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 6-9, that matures to about 3-8 ft × 2-4 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect white blooms in summer. It attracts small mammals and songbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and salt.
- USDA zones
- 6-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3-8 ft × 2-4 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Salt
- Native to
- India to Japan
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Heavenly Bamboo is hardy to about -10°F (estimated from USDA zone 6), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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