Heavenly Bamboo

Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina) - N. domestica is a distinct and graceful shrub with dark leathery leaves, often flushed with red towards autumn. The flowers are small and whitish, in panicles, the berries about the size of peas, of a fine red. In our climate, it does not produce these freely, but it thrives in southern and western gardens, and is best grouped with American plants on peaty or free soil, best in half-shade. China and Japan.