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Heavenly bamboo and American beautyberry: growing conditions and wildlife benefits.

COMMON CHOICE Heavenly bamboo Nandina domestica	NATIVE ALTERNATIVE American beautyberry Callicarpa americana
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Native range
China and Japan	Central and southeastern United States; Bermuda and CubaSee state guides
Sunlight
Sun to part or dappled shade	Part sun & shade
Soil moisture
Moist, well-drained soil	Average moisture / Dry soil
Mature height
3–8 ft	3–8 ft
Mature spread
2–5 ft	3–6 ft
USDA hardiness zones
6–9	6–10
Season of interest
Spring flowers; fall–winter foliage and berries	Summer–fall
Garden & wildlife value
Birds and small mammals eat the fruit, but the berries can harm birds.	Clusters of purple berries offer a fall food source for robins, towhees, and other songbirds.
Growing notes
An evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub that can spread by seed and underground stems.	A loose, deciduous shrub; give it room to arch. It will not make the same evergreen screen as nandina.
Growing information	Growing information

Sizes describe the species; individual cultivars can differ.