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Beginner
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0.5m
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0.5m
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10-20 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Nandina domestica 'Fire Power'
Other names: Heavenly bamboo 'Fire Power', Nandina domestica 'Firepower'
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Genus: Nandina
Variety or cultivar: 'Fire Power' _ 'Fire Power' is a small evergreen shrub with yellow-green leaves, turning orange and red in autumn and winter, and small, white flowers, arranged in panicles in summer.
Nandina domestica 'Fire Power' is: Evergreen
Flower: White in Summer
Foliage: Green, Yellow in Summer; Red, Orange in Autumn
Fruit: Red in Autumn
Habit: Compact, Upright
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Leycesteria formosa (Himalayan honeysuckle)
Nandina domestica 'Fire Power' (Heavenly bamboo 'Fire Power') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, Drought Tolerant, Low Maintenance
Cultivation: Plant in moist, but well-drained, soil in a sheltered, sunny spot.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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South, East, West |
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Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
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Question from
Claire Proctor
I'd like to move a Nandina domestica within a garden. Soil is light clay, pH 7, aspect sunny, plant in good health and approx 3' wide by 2' high. Has anyone any ideas or success/bad luck tips? Thanks.
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- Posted: Tue. 14th September 2010 08:10
- Last reply: Tue. 14th September 2010 18:21
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