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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A common shrub has a “heavenly” name, but it poses deadly risks for North Carolina birds. Nandina domestica, sometimes called ...

The nandina bush, also known as heavenly bamboo, has bright red berries in the winter which are toxic when consumed by many birds in the Pacific Northwest. (Jerry W. Davis) It can be fun to try new ...

Seattle — The Nandina plant is known as heavenly bamboo, even though it is not bamboo. Native to eastern Asia, from the Himalayas to Japan, it is believed this plant will take away your troubles. This ...

In China, the Nan-din shrubs are often found just outside doors to the house. According to a Victorian author, should anyone have a bad dream it was confided to the “home shrub” to ensure no harm ...

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 ...