Description
Sacred Bamboo, Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina
Sacred Bamboo is a woody shrub, native to China and Japan, often used in landscaping. Its distinctive double-compound or triple-compoud leaves which have lance shaped leaflets are held on multiple nonbranching stems.
Plant Specifications
| Common Name | Sacred Bamboo, Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina |
| Maximum Reachable Height | 9 to 16 feet |
| Flower Colour | Green |
| Bloom Time | May-July. |
| Difficulty Level | Easy to grow |
Planting and care
Fargesia dracocephala care
An accurate soil test will tell you where your pH currently stands. Acidic (sour) soil is counteracted by applying finely ground limestone, and alkaline (sweet) soil is treated with ground sulfur.
If you order roses from a mail-order company, shipped in the spring as bare roots when plants are fully dormant, well before they have leafed out
| Sunlight | Full Sun |
| Watering | Medium |
| Soil | Well-drained soil |
| Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer |
Fargesia dracocephala special feature
The plant tends to form ever larger clumps. In spring, there are large panicles of small white flowers at the end of stems followed by green berries which ripen to bright red that are held for many months (unless eaten by birds).
Fargesia dracocephala uses
Ornamental Use:
- The plant is used for ornamental purpose
Culinary Use:
- leaves