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Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo
Variegated Ribbon Grass
Sweet Mock Orange
Adagio Eulalia Grass
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo

Common name:Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo
Botanical name:Nandina domestica

Nandina domestica is a graceful upright shrub that grows from 3'-6' in height. It gets its name from its bamboo-like growth habit. When thinned from the center it bears a remarkable resemblance to bamboo. It is best used in groups. It can be used in a shaded patio or out in a shrub border with full sun. An interesting feature of Heavenly Bamboo is the bronze color in the new growth when planted in full sun. It also bears clusters of white flowers in the spring.

Variegated Ribbon Grass

Common name:Variegated Ribbon Grass
Botanical name:Phalaris arundinacea picta

Ribbon Grass is a decorative perennial grass. It is tough, tenacious, and bamboo-like, spreading aggressively by underground runners to form spreading, 2'-3' high clumps. Ribbon Grass has green leaves with longitudinal white stripes. Airy flower clusters are white, aging to pale brown. This plant is fire prone. Please use caution when planting near your home.

Sweet Mock Orange

Common name:Sweet Mock Orange
Botanical name:Philadelphus coronarius

10-12 feet tall, adapted to many climate zones. Clusters of very fragrant flowers.

Adagio Eulalia Grass

Common name:Adagio Eulalia Grass
Botanical name:Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'

These deciduous grasses grow from 2'-3' tall, and often turn orange or dark red before going dormant. Tall, showy spikes of feathery, curved seed heads are borne and retained well into the winter or the following spring. It should receive sun to part shade, and average to little summer watering.This plant is fire prone. Please use caution when planting near your home.

Designer: Linda Engstrom

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Photographer: Linda Engstrom

Soils and Compost:

Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.

Integrated Pest Management:

Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.