Nandina, Dwarf Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo 'Filamentosa'

FYI to Ketta: This is not a Bamboo, not even remotely related.
It's in the Barberry family.

'Heavenly Bamboo' is ...Read Morejust another perfect example of a horribly misleading common name.
This is why we should always use latin names.

Anyway, it's a beautiful plant, unlike other Nandinas which are all weedy looking fugly shrubs to me.
Nandina domestica 'Filamentosa' is worthy to be in my garden.
It provides a feathery texture and is not weedy or invasive.
It also seems to be a dwarf.

Found this plant root-bound in a 1 gallon pot at a yard sale when it was 2 feet tall. Took it home and planted it right away, and literal...Read Morely forgot about it for two reasons: it didn't die, and I had no idea what it was.

Finally, after 3 years in a fairly sunny location I focused on it, spent some hours researching online until I figured out what it was. I've always found it intriguing and graceful, and trimmed it so the interesting 'umbrella' growth style from the top of the stems can be seen.

I gave this a positive rating because with little care, it has thrived. Never a bug on it, no dust or mildew (I live in Portland OR where it can be humid in the summer), no dieback other than what bamboos typically do. Easy care and great reward.

Now to figure out how to get more plants out of it to share with others.