noun

• An evergreen East Asian shrub that resembles bamboo, cultivated for its foliage, which turns red or bronze in autumn.

  Also called celestial bamboo, sacred bamboo

  Nandina domestica, family Berberidaceae

  ‘They placed shrubs-roses, azaleas, altheas, forsythia, crepe myrtle, spirea, camellias, nandina, and wild honeysuckle-throughout the yard.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Outside the dining-room window, a tiered fountain bubbles in a shady entry garden with nandina, butterfly iris, camellias, ferns and hostas.’
  • ‘Wrap large bundles of nandina berries with florist's tape, add a bow and hang on a door, newel post or mailbox.’
  • ‘Mix in foliage plants such as dusty miller, ferns, liriope, or dwarf nandina.’
  • ‘Use red berries, such as nandina, for a traditional red and green combination.’