Gulf Stream Heavenly Bamboo Italian Plants (Nandina Domestica Gulf Stream)

Gulf Stream Heavenly Bamboo Italian Plants Description

Gulf Stream Heavenly Bamboo is a compact, evergreen shrub that offers stunning seasonal colour and year round interest, making it a popular choice for gardens of all sizes. Known for its vibrant, changing foliage, this cultivar of Nandina domestica provides striking red, orange, and gold tones in autumn and winter, contrasting beautifully with its fresh green leaves in spring and summer. With its dense growth habit and relatively small size, it is an ideal option for low hedges, borders, or ornamental plantings.

Pruning Advice

Best Time to Prune: Prune Gulf Stream Heavenly Bamboo in early spring, just before new growth begins. This is the best time to shape the plant and remove any dead, damaged, or spindly growth. Light pruning can also be done in late summer to maintain its compact form.

Shaping: This shrub responds well to pruning and can be shaped into a neat, dense form, ideal for hedging or as a focal point in the garden. Regular trimming helps maintain its compact habit and encourages fresh, vigorous growth.

Maintenance Pruning: Remove any damaged or unsightly branches throughout the year to keep the plant looking tidy. If you wish to limit its size, prune back after flowering to control growth and maintain the desired shape.

Cutting Back: If the plant becomes too large or leggy, you can cut it back harder, but avoid cutting back too far into old wood, as this can result in sparse regrowth. Always leave some healthy foliage for the best results.

Further Information

Seasonal Colour: One of the key benefits of Gulf Stream Heavenly Bamboo is its striking foliage, which undergoes a dramatic colour transformation throughout the year. In spring, the leaves are bright green, but as the weather cools, they take on rich shades of red, orange, and gold, creating a beautiful display in autumn and winter.

Compact Size: Unlike other varieties of Nandina domestica, Gulf Stream Heavenly Bamboo remains compact, growing to around 1 to 1.2 metres (3 to 4 feet) in height, making it perfect for smaller gardens, containers, or as a low hedge.

Wildlife Friendly: The small, white flowers that bloom in late spring attract pollinators like bees, while the red berries that follow provide food for birds in the autumn. However, it is important to note that the berries are toxic to humans if ingested.

Low Maintenance: Gulf Stream Heavenly Bamboo is relatively easy to care for and requires minimal attention once established. It is drought tolerant and can adapt to a variety of growing conditions, making it a low maintenance plant for busy gardeners.

Evergreen: Its evergreen nature ensures that it provides structure and interest to the garden throughout the year, even in the colder months when many plants are dormant.

Delivery & Returns

Free delivery is available on most orders (except Premium Products) providing they meet the minimum spend criteria for the size of box or pallet. Pallet deliveries and large box deliveries for tall plants are indicated by icons on the product table listings. Delivery costs and minimum order details for each packaging type are as follows:

* Standard Sized Boxes (Bare root up to 1.2m tall & pots up to 7.5L) | Free UK Mainland Delivery for orders over £250 | or £9.98 charge.

* Tall Sized Boxes (Bare roots 1.2m & over) | Free UK Mainland Delivery for orders over £250 | or £24.99 charge.

* Pallets (Root balls, large pots 10L+, trees etc | Free UK Mainland Delivery for orders over £350 | or £82 charge.

* Pleached Trees (Specialist Delivery) | Free UK Mainland Delivery for orders over £1500 | or £450 charge.