Fire Power Nandina Nandina domestica 'Fire Power'
- Phonetic Spelling
- nan-DEE-nuh doh-MESS-tik-a
- This plant has high severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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'Fire Power' is a cultivar of heavenly bamboo, a drought-tolerant evergreen shrub, in the barberry family (Berberidaceae). This produces very few flowers or fruit and is grown primarily for its attractive foliage.
'Fire Power' is a dwarf form of heavenly bamboo that typically grows to only 2 feet tall and as wide. Because ‘Fire Power’ is essentially sterile (non-fruiting), it can be considered a non-invasive variety of heavenly bamboo that carries a much lower risk of bird poisoning. While evergreen, the leaves usually retain excellent red color throughout winter.
The dwarf cultivars, including 'Fire Power' are often put to use as low maintenance ground cover for traffic islands and similar landscape applications where toughness is a useful trait and suckering would not be an issue.
Diseases, Insect Pests, and Other Plant Problems: No serious insect or disease problems. Foliage may develop chlorosis in alkaline soils. The wild-type heavenly bamboo is considered invasive in North Carolina mountains and southern Piedmont; however, the sterile cultivars are much less problematic and are much less likely to escape.
- See this plant in the following landscapes:
- Mountain Ridge Top Garden - East Lawn and Lower Drive Border Davidson County Extension Demonstration Garden Asian Garden - Zen Garden
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Nandina
- Species:
- domestica
- Family:
- Berberidaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Wildlife Value:
- Resistant to deer
- Edibility:
- Birds and small mammals eat the fruits.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Wet
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- Mostly fruitless
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- Mostly flowerless
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Lanceolate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Lime-green foliage in the spring and summer gives way to red-orange foliage in the fall.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Container
- Patio
- Pool/Hardscape
- Small Space
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Hedge
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Small Mammals
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Salt
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Poisonous to Humans:
- Poison Severity:
- High
- Poison Symptoms:
- Hydrogen cyanide is highly poisonous if ingested in quantity. All parts are toxic to humans, cats, dogs, livestock, and horses. Weakness, incoordination, seizures, coma, respiratory failure, and death can occur from ingestion.
- Poison Toxic Principle:
- Cyanogenic glycosides
- Causes Contact Dermatitis:
- No
- Poison Part:
- Leaves
- Stems
