Nandina ‘Lemon Lime’ PPAF #3

Landscape & Garden Uses

Nandina Lemon Lime is an attractive heavenly bamboo with lime green new growth that matures to a dark green color over time. This cheerful shrub is compact and only grows to 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. Lemon Lime shrubs thrive on minimal care and adapt to just about any well-draining soil conditions. Plant your shrub in partial to full sunny areas and always fertilize in early spring for optimal growth. This shrub is a disease, pest, and drought-resistant plant that goes perfectly in any garden. Try planting it as a border shrub or keep it compact in a container.

Growing Preferences

Plant in moist, but well-drained soil. Water regularly to establish. Mulch new plantings to maintain soil moisture. Feed in early spring with a balanced, slow release fertilizer.

Plant 5 feet apart in the shrub border and for mass plantings.

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Zone: 7-9

Mature Height: 3-4 ft

Mature Spread: 3-4 ft

Landscape Characteristics

  • Mid sized
  • Broad leaved evergreen shrub

Classification by Use

  • Foundation Planting
  • Color Impact
  • Extremely attractive when used as in the mixed border, or containers

Habit

  • Large mounding

Foliage

  • Lime green new growth