Nandina Magical Lemon Lime

Position. Full sun to part shade by the grower's fact sheet, which calls the plant versatile and tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions without saying which. No reference read gives it a frost figure, a drought, shade or salt rating or a propagation method of its own; the NC State toolbox gives the species USDA zones 6 to 9, tags it drought tolerant, heavy shade tolerant and salt tolerant, and gives division, seed and stem cuttings for it.

Soil and water. The sheet says it grows well in most soil types that are well draining, and that water requirements are medium once established.

Pruning and problems. No pruning is generally required, by the sheet, which says the plant keeps its neat natural shape without it. The NC State toolbox lists no serious insect or disease problems for the species, and its note on the species is that next season's flowers and fruit appear on new growth.

The grower's fact sheet suggests it for containers, on decks and patios or in the garden, for informal hedging and mass planting, and as a colour accent against dark green foliage; it counts small gardens and spaces among the places it suits. The sheet gives the widest spread as 0.9 m and no planting density. Other forms of sacred bamboo with pages on HortOS are Obsession, Moon Bay, Gulf Stream and Nana.

Magical Lemon Lime is the name it is sold under. The grower's fact sheet writes the botanical name Nandina domestica alba 'Lem Lim'; the HortOS listing writes the cultivar as Lemlim and carries no alba, and this page follows the listing, so check you are quoting the same plant across growers. The table above shows the sizes listed. For what to check on the plant itself, roots, pests and hardening off, see the HortOS guide on nursery plant quality. The sheet says nothing about flowers or fruit. The NC State toolbox's cultivar list carries a 'Lemon Lime' as a dwarf with yellow-green leaves, nearly fruitless, and the Missouri Plant Finder has a 'Lemon-Lime' found in Virginia that rarely flowers, but neither names 'Lem Lim', so whether they describe this plant is not settled by anything read; if berries matter, ask the grower. Stock crossing a state border travels under the state and territory biosecurity rules.