Fire Power Nandina Nandina domestica 'Fire Power'
- Phonetic Spelling
- nan-DEE-nuh doh-MESS-tik-a
- Description
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Dwarf form Nandina that typically grows to only 2' tall and as wide. It produces very few flowers or fruit and is basically grown for its attractive foliage. Where evergreen, the leaves usually retain excellent red color throughout winter.
- See this plant in the following landscapes:
- Asian Garden- Zen Garden Mountain Ridge Top Garden - East Lawn and Lower Drive Border Asian Garden- Zen Garden Mountain Ridge Top Garden - East Lawn and Lower Drive Border Asian Garden- Zen Garden Davidson County Demo 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
- 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:
- Poisonous
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Wet
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a
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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 Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- 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
- Patio
- Pool/Hardscape
- Small Space
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Hedge
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Salt
