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Heavenly bamboo and Salal: growing conditions and wildlife benefits.

COMMON CHOICE Heavenly bamboo Nandina domestica	NATIVE ALTERNATIVE Salal Gaultheria shallon
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Native range
China and Japan	Pacific coast of North America, from Alaska to CaliforniaSee state guides
Sunlight
Sun to part or dappled shade	Shade
Soil moisture
Moist, well-drained soil	Average moisture
Mature height
3–8 ft	4–10 ft in shade
Mature spread
2–5 ft	spreading
USDA hardiness zones
6–9	6–9
Season of interest
Spring flowers; fall–winter foliage and berries	Spring flowers & summer berries
Garden & wildlife value
Birds and small mammals eat the fruit, but the berries can harm birds.	Native evergreen thickets shelter birds, and the dark berries feed birds and mammals.
Growing notes
An evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub that can spread by seed and underground stems.	A coastal western shrub for acidic woodland soil; it can form large thickets and is not a small bedding plant.
Growing information	Growing information Size and regional guidance: Oregon State

Sizes describe the species; individual cultivars can differ.