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Nandina domestica 'Harbour Dwarf' (Harbour Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo) - An evergreen shrub that only grows to about 2 feet tall. It is similar to bamboo in its cane-like stems that are clothed with long leaves that are divided into many linear leaflets but unlike the typical species Nandina domestica,this cultivar is a low growing groundcover variety that spreads by underground roots. Fall coloring of the foliage is orange-red or bronzy-red and the blooms are creamy-white or pinkish-white.
It grows in full sun or shade, and appreciates occasional watering though it can get by with little or only occasional irrigation. It will freeze to the ground at 0 degrees F., but usually recovers quickly. This variety is considered to be less of an invasive risk compared with the species and other cultivars.
Nandina domestica is native to central and southern China and Japan. It is the only member of the monotypic genus with the name for the genus derived from 'Nanten', the Japanese name for the plant and the specific epithet means "cultivated", "domesticated" or "of home sites" because of its common use in the landscape. It was first imported into England in 1806 and then introduced into the US shortly after this.
The cultivar 'Harbour Dwarf' was one of the first low growing cultivars on Heavenly Bamboo. It was named for a Mr. C.L. Harbour in 1956. We grew this nice low growing plant from 1985 until 2011 and have a 30 year old planting of it in the nursery garden.
The information about Nandina domestica 'Harbour Dwarf' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
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