tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post117568788620755517..comments2024-03-25T08:49:09.362-04:00Comments on heirloom gardener: Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina) in DecemberJulia Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251841342644205906noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-86577671781635375612009-05-10T18:34:00.000-04:002009-05-10T18:34:00.000-04:00I am trying to locate a source for plants that are...I am trying to locate a source for plants that are hard to find in the local retail garden centers here in Essex county, like nandina, american cranberry ( a viburnum) etc...I love Nandina and other plants that are never carried in places like cedar grove garden center, etc. Does anyone have a good lead on places?<br />BMWUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815263446190243029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-43707189085486684702007-12-27T16:28:00.000-05:002007-12-27T16:28:00.000-05:00I like Nandina, but you are lucky to be able to gr...I like Nandina, but you are lucky to be able to grow it. In Geogria, it is an invasive exotic that has done a lot of damage to native ecosystems, so we are strongly advised to avoid it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-52406009154107238412007-12-26T03:51:00.000-05:002007-12-26T03:51:00.000-05:00An interesting thing about pruning Nandina is that...An interesting thing about pruning Nandina is that you can create much bushier growth by finding old petioles (leaf stems) nearer the base of each main stem and snapping them off by hand, making sure to remove the entire part that wraps around the stem (this may be called the "hastula", but I can't remember exactly). You'll see dormant buds once these are removed which will then produce fresh growth in spring. This doesn't seem to happen naturally, as the leaf petioles are left behind even after the remainder of the leaf falls away. Also, if you wait long enough, there'll be no need to plant more Nandinas, at least of the kind that produces berries - they seed around with abandon. I spend many happy hours pulling nandina seedlings every summer. On our mantle yesterday I made an arrangement using lots of the pale yellow variety of N. domestica (leucocarpa?) with some straggler pink roses and sasanqua camellia blooms - not conventionally "Christmassy", but still beautiful, and it echoed perfectly the bicolor poinsettia I bought which is salmon with a creamy yellow edging to each leaf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-79968181497860719592007-12-24T06:24:00.000-05:002007-12-24T06:24:00.000-05:00I planted my first Nandina this summer. I hope it...I planted my first Nandina this summer. I hope it takes as I have planted it under a maple tree. It will have lots of shade and will have to fight to get all the nutrients it needs.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com