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Heavenly Bamboo Gulfstream in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Nandina Domestica 'Gulfstream'

 

Heavenly Bamboo 'Gulfstream'

Nandina - Sacred Bamboo - is an evergreen shrub with a bamboo-like habit. It has reddish purple new foliage that ages to green and then, in Winter, becomes purplish again. In mid Summer white flowers appear, and these are followed by bright red berries. It can lose it's leaves after a cold winter but they will grow back in spring. Suitable for growing in a pot and a good background plant for a a subtropical theme. All parts of the plant are poisonous. Nandina domestica 'Gulfstream' has new growth that is purple, and turns to green as the flowers, which are white starry clusters, form. The flowers become berries and at the same time the leaves turn to Autumn colours of bronze and red, giving great colour through Winter months.

 
plant Features
  • Heavenly Bamboo Gulfstream likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Heavenly Bamboo Gulfstream likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Heavenly Bamboo Gulfstream is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Heavenly Bamboo Gulfstream likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

 
plant information

Common name

Heavenly Bamboo 'Gulfstream'

Latin name

Nandina Domestica 'Gulfstream'

type

Evergreen Shrub

family

Berberidaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Heavenly Bamboo Gulfstream likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Heavenly Bamboo Gulfstream is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Heavenly Bamboo Gulfstream likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

  • Water

    Heavenly Bamboo Gulfstream likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Heavenly Bamboo Gulfstream is 1.50meters x 2.00meters 1.50 M 2.00 M

Nandina Domestica 'Gulfstream'

Nandina - Sacred Bamboo - is an evergreen shrub with a bamboo-like habit. It has reddish purple new foliage that ages to green and then, in Winter, becomes purplish again. In mid Summer white flowers appear, and these are followed by bright red berries. It can lose it's leaves after a cold winter but they will grow back in spring. Suitable for growing in a pot and a good background plant for a a subtropical theme. All parts of the plant are poisonous. Nandina domestica 'Gulfstream' has new growth that is purple, and turns to green as the flowers, which are white starry clusters, form. The flowers become berries and at the same time the leaves turn to Autumn colours of bronze and red, giving great colour through Winter months.


Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Plant pot grown young plants in full sun to part shade in any well-drained soil. Needs no special care to thrive however, it does put out suckers thus you may wish to restrict root growth.

 

Propagation by cuttings

From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn

In autumn, take 3-4 inch cuttings of lateral shoots with a heel and insert them in equal parts peat and sand in a cold frame. Transfer the rooted cuttings to a nursery bed the following spring and grow on for two or three years before planting out in early spring.

 
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