Nandina Firepower

This heavenly evergreen is renowned for its contrasting foliage colour throughout the seasons.  Its non-invasive, bamboo foliage changes from pale lime green and yellow in spring to vivid pinks and reds, then to rich deep red tones in autumn.  This compact, tidy plant is ideal in rockeries, mass planted and in containers.  For maximum colour changes, it needs full sun and free draining soils.  However, do try and avoid windy and exposed positions.  This plants is appoximately eighteen months old when it reaches the garden centre and you can expect it to triple in size over the next two years eventually growing to a height of 60 cm by 60 cm.

The following excerpt appeared in The Press newspaper May 2008:
What a hot little number!  For a truly specatacular ray of light in your garden when the winter chills are closing in on us, try Nandina Firepower, a Structured Solutionz by Gardening Solutionz.  Evergreen and compact,this dwarf Nandina with non invasive bamboo-like foliage has pale lime green and yellow leaves in summertime.  The leaves turn to a deep flaming red colour in autumn and retain these shades throughout winter.  If it was on a fashion catwalk it would truly standout, no accessories needed.  Growing to 60 cm by 60 cm, loving full sun and being hardy means this little number requires very little maintenance.  Where space is a premium plant this one in a container, or in a larger space, plant in cluster for effect.  With its standout foliage colour try planting alongside dark foliage plants such as Euphorbia Tui or Phormium Black Rage for true contrast.

Mature Size

Main Solutionz Category

• Hot ‘n’ Dry Solutionz

This Plant also fits into these categories:

• Foliage Solutionz
• Easy Care Solutionz
• Evergreen Solutionz
• Structured Solutionz
• Gap Filler Solutionz