Garden Goods Direct Nandina Gulf Stream Shrubs

Nandina Gulf Stream is one of the most colorful compact shrubs for year-round foliage interest. It’s an older variety that many of the new nandinas are bred and selected from. It features a variety of leaf colors on fairly dense, evergreen foliage.

New growth is a bronze color with orange highlights. Older leaves range from blue-green to gold and red. Gulf stream Nandina is a tough plant, tolerant of urban conditions. Unlike the other “older” heavenly bamboos, it is bushy and compact, reaching only 2.5 to 3 feet high. It makes a fine informal hedge or as a foundation plant. You can also use this shrub in containers or the mixed border.