Nandina domestica

Common Name: heavenly bamboo

Family: Berberidaceae

Common Synonyms: none

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6a-11

Growth Habit: Evergreen shrub

Origin: India to east Asia

FISC Category: 1

FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No

Introduction Date: Earliest Florida specimen vouchered in 1929

IFAS Assessment:

• North: INVASIVE
• Central: INVASIVE
• South: CAUTION

Description

Evergreen multistemmed shrub to 1.8 m tall, spreading by rhizomes. Leaves alternate, large, 2-3 times odd pinnately compound. Leaflets 2-6 cm. Flowers small, pinkish-white with yellow anthers. Fruit a 2-seeded globose berry, red, 6-12 mm in diameter.

Habitat

Upland hardwood forest, mesic hammock

Comments

Spreads by wildlife dispersed seeds and vegetatively through rhizomes and suckers.

Control Methods

• Manual: NA
• Chemical: Basal bark (15% Trichlopyr ester in mineral oil, IFAS).
• Biological: NA

Control Notes

Note: Collect and destroy fruits

References

Dave's Garden. 2014. PlantFiles: Nandina, Nandina domestica. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/59692/. Accessed on June 23, 2014.

Langeland, K.A., H.M. Cherry, C.M. McCormick, K.C. Burks. 2008. Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas-Second Edition. IFAS Publication SP 257. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Langeland, K.A., J.A. Ferrell, B. Sellers, G.E. MacDonald, and R.K. Stocker. 2011. Integrated management of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida. EDIS publication SP 242. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.