We at the Gulf Hills Garden Club would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a wonderful and prosperous New Year.To end this old year I would like to show you an image of a Nandina in my garden. I took this image this morning. Nandina, also known by the names heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo. It is a plant that is not in the bamboo family. It is a member of the family Berberidaceae. Native to eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Japan. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Nandina. I Just love this plant! This time of year along the Gulf Coast the pinkish to red leaves offers a touch of much needed color to our coastal gardens. I can go on and on about this plant! It is so easy to have in your garden, low maintenance and happy in most soils, this plant does well in sun or light shade! In some areas it is considered to be highly invasive, but I have not found it to be so here. Check it out and decide for yourself.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandina
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/newsletters/hortupdate/hortupdate_archives/2002/jan02/art11jan.html
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