Nandina, also called heavenly bamboo, is an increasingly popular shrub for urban landscaping. The toxic compounds in its berries, however, could create problems for birds foraging on them in late ...

There’s a plant that’s not native to North Carolina, but it’s responsible for the deaths of hundreds of birds in the state each year. Nandina domestica, commonly referred to as Heavenly Bamboo, is ...

The nandina bush, also known as heavenly bamboo, has bright red berries in the winter that can poison birds. (Jerry W. Davis) As outreach specialist at the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation ...

Nandina, commonly called heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo, is a popular broadleaf landscape shrub. It is a slow grower and some specimens are known to have lived for more than 100 years. Heavenly ...

The shrub produces berries that last from fall through winter and can be dangerous for birds to ingest. Grace Cary / Getty Images If you're a bird lover, you likely delight in watching these winged ...

Tough, attractive and versatile landscape plants never go out of fashion, and one of the best is heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica). This native of China and Japan is not actually a bamboo and may ...

A non-native plant is known to poison — and often kill — hundreds of birds in North Carolina each winter. Nandina domestica, often known as Heavenly Bamboo, is often used in yard landscaping, and you ...

Nandina domestica’s red berries contain cyanide, which is often deadly for one of the Triangle’s year-round bird species that eat the berries in large quantities in the wintertime. Scott Zona Courtesy ...