
How to grow heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
When to plant heavenly bamboo
Plant this broadleaf evergreen in spring or early fall, when the soil is warm enough for root growth but the plant is not under summer heat stress. Extension guidance favors these two windows over mid-winter for broadleaf evergreens, with early fall allowing roots to establish before the ground freezes.
Heavenly Bamboo is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 24 to 60 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 8.5
Common problems
- invasive spread in some regions
- berries toxic to birds
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo, Sacred Bamboo)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Shrubs Correctly (HGIC 1052)
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