Flirt Heavenly Bamboo is a compact non-flowering evergreen shrub with red foliage for nine months of the year. The dense bamboo like foliage emerges wine red before maturing to deep blue green before gaining red tints in winter. The leaves and berries are highly toxic to animals. Best planted in part sun with rich, moist well-drained soils.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Height:
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1' - 2'
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Spread:
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1.5’ - 2'
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Spacing:
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1.5’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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6 - 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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N/A
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Season of Interest:
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Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Yellowing leaves may occur in alkaline soils. Tends to be invasive in the South.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Kohuhu, Rose, Juniper
Image: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Nandina domestica 'Murasaki' kz2, CC BY-SA 4.0
