Nandina domestica 'Magical Lemon and Lime'
Heavenly Bamboo 'Magical Lemon and Lime'
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. 'Magical Lemon and Lime' is a small nandina with foliage emerges yellowy green each Spring, then as the plant matures, turns lime green. The colour remains bright in a sunny position, but in shade the foliage becomes a darker green.
Contributed by @madkatrinagarden
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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All soil conditions
Common name
Heavenly Bamboo 'Magical Lemon and Lime'
Latin name
Nandina domestica 'Magical Lemon and Lime'
type
Evergreen Shrub
family
Berberidaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
All soil conditions
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.60 M
0.60 M
Nandina domestica 'Magical Lemon and Lime'
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. 'Magical Lemon and Lime' is a small nandina with foliage emerges yellowy green each Spring, then as the plant matures, turns lime green. The colour remains bright in a sunny position, but in shade the foliage becomes a darker green.
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.
robwingfield