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Nandina domestica var. leucocarpa
white-fruited heavenly bamboo
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Image © Piroche Plants
Image © Piroche Plants |
Printer-friendly Fact Sheet
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| Outstanding Qualities |
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Nandina domestica var. leucocarpa is a white-fruited form of this popular evergreen shrub. It is paler in all its parts than cultivars ‘Moon Bay’ and ‘Gulf Stream’, lacking the red-tinged new growth and winter foliage of those cultivars. White-fruited heavenly bamboo has compound leaves of pale green that give the look of bamboo without the inclination to spread unduly. Use it where you would like this wonderful texture to complement the leaves of darker evergreens and largeleaf perennials, such as Bergenia, hostas and Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’. It’s a natural for a white garden! |
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Nandina domestica var. leucocarpa looks best in part shade, for its pale green leaves may burn in full sun. Grown in part shade, it is drought tolerant once established. |
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Nandina domestica var. leucocarpa is a medium-sized evergreen shrub of moderate growth. It reaches 6 feet high and 4 feet wide in ten years. It can be renewed by cutting old stems at the base if desired. |
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USDA zones 6 to 9 |
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