Dwarf Bamboo, Dwarf Nandina

Nandina domestica 'Nana'

Berberidaceae (Barberry Family)

▲▼ young plants with spring/summer coloring

▲ young plants with fall coloring

▲▼ 'Compacta' cultivar of dwarf bamboo

Location on campus:  'Compacta' cultivars by west entrance to Pummill Hall, and by main (east) entrance to Carrington Hall; curled-leave dwarf nandina by sidewalk on south side of Siceluff Hall

Nandina domestica ‘Nana:’ Dwarf Bamboo, Dwarf Nandina

·         leaves similar to species, except some cultivars have slightly larger, more rounded leaves with downward curved  or crinkled margins  (‘Harbour Dwarf,'  'Firepower,' others-- top 3 photos illustrate this leaf form)

·         grows 2-3' tall and wide

·         similar to species in growth requirements, stems, flowering

·         do not tend to form colonies as much as species

·         slow growth rate