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Heavenly Bamboo
Nandina domestica · Perennial
Heavenly Bamboo is a fast-growing perennial, 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 and 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
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- India to Japan
Will it survive your winters?
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