Nandina domestica Firepower

Flower colour

Flower style:
Clusters/sprays

Foliage colour

Foliage colour

Foliage style:
Oval

Interest colour

Interest:
Autumn foliage or berries/fruit

Sun

Partial shade

Shade

Well drained

Moist well drained

Moist

Aquatic

Bog/marginal

Hardiness

Zone
0
Plant size:
50-60cm
Nandina domestica 'Firepower' (Heavenly bamboo 'Firepower') Height: 50cm Spread: 60cm
60cm
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Nandina domestica 'Firepower'

Heavenly bamboo 'Firepower'
£21.99
7.5l pot
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Scientific family:
Berberidaceae
Type:
Shrub
Origin:
Asia: Eastern Asia
Lifecycle:
Evergreen
Garden style:
Cottage/informal, tropical/jungle, town/courtyard or japanese
Position:
Focal/architectural, border or banks/slopes
Characteristics:
Autumn colour
Soil:
Clay, loam, sand, chalk or silt
pH:
Acid, alkaline or neutral
Aspect:
East, south or west
Exposure:
Sheltered
Growth rate:
Average
Shape:
Compact
Maintenance:
Little or no maintenance
Health caution:
Poisonous
Time to maturity:
10-20 years
Spacing:
60cm
Awards:
AGM
Description:

Despite its name, Nandina domestica is not a bamboo, but an extremely useful shrub with many seasons of interest. Its bright green foliage turns reddish-purple in the autumn and it has white flowers in mid-summer that ripen to red berries and persist late into the winter. Nandina 'Fire Power' is a compact cultivar (half the size of the species) with very curved leaves. It is these leaves, which turn a fiery red in autumn, that make this variety stand out.

In cooler areas in the UK it will need winter protection, but seems to cope well in the south of England.


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