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Former owners also planted running bamboo, which we have worked hard to eradicate. We've been generally successful, and we get busy digging whenever ...
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Heavenly Bamboo #869914
Asked May 24, 2024, 11:11 AM EDT
Former owners also planted running bamboo, which we have worked hard to eradicate. We've been generally successful, and we get busy digging whenever we see new shoots. Nandina Domestica has alsobeen planted on my property on the Central Coast. It appears to have no runners and is a beautiful, colorful, hardy plant. I've learned that it is not really a bamboo, but an evergreen. I'd like to plant it in a couple more spots, but don't want a problem with my HOA, if anyone should know its familiar name. Is this an ok plant for this area?
Lincoln County Oregon
Expert Response
Heavenly bamboo is not currently on the Oregon Department of Agriculture noxious weed list - https://www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/Weeds/OregonNoxiousWeeds/Pages/AboutOregonWeeds.aspx
It is, however, considered toxic to dogs & cats that may eat/chew its leaves - https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/heavenly-bamboo
It is also reportedly toxic to birds that may consume its berries - https://delta.audubon.org/news/nandina-berries-kill-birds
If you don't remove the Heavenly Bamboo, please remove the berry branches.
Please consider planting native Oregon shrubs instead of Heavenly Bamboo. Here are some ideas for native choices:
- "Gardening with Oregon Native Plants West of the Cascades" - https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/ec-1577-gardening-oregon-native-plants-west-cascades
- "Native Plants Suited to Lincoln County and the Oregon Coast" - https://www.orcoastmga.org/_files/ugd/50e73a_c8291ce273764fbe9376d4d6224a8681.pdf
It is, however, considered toxic to dogs & cats that may eat/chew its leaves - https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/heavenly-bamboo
It is also reportedly toxic to birds that may consume its berries - https://delta.audubon.org/news/nandina-berries-kill-birds
If you don't remove the Heavenly Bamboo, please remove the berry branches.
Please consider planting native Oregon shrubs instead of Heavenly Bamboo. Here are some ideas for native choices:
- "Gardening with Oregon Native Plants West of the Cascades" - https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/ec-1577-gardening-oregon-native-plants-west-cascades
- "Native Plants Suited to Lincoln County and the Oregon Coast" - https://www.orcoastmga.org/_files/ugd/50e73a_c8291ce273764fbe9376d4d6224a8681.pdf
Thank you, Bill!
On May 24, 2024, at 12:30 PM, Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:
