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Nandina domestica 'Aka Chirimen'

Also Known As

Nandina 'Cherimen'
Nandina domestica filamentosum 'Chirimen'
Nandina filamentosa 'Chirimen'
Chirimen Thread Leaf Heavenly Bamboo
Thread Leaf Heavenly Bamboo

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 3'-4'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

6a-10b

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Nandina domestica 'Aka Chirimen' plant details

Nandina domestica 'Aka Chirimen' is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with burgundy and green foliage. In summer cream flowers emerge followed by red fruit. Features glossy texture. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Nandina domestica 'Aka Chirimen'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: berberidaceae
Foliage: evergreen burgundy and green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: cream blooms in summer
Uses: fall color, fern-like leaves, lacy leaves, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Nandina domestica 'Aka Chirimen'

USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

One of the thread-leaf heavenly bamboos. Some of this group can be nothing more than botanical interest. Nandina domestica ‘Chirimen’ is fine leafed, but still an attractive shrub to 18”.

By: Gossler Farms

Tops for being so finely dissected that it almost disappears, this 2' x 2' Nandina works well in containers or mixed borders.

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

'Filamentosa' is a dwarf cultivar with a mounding habit. It has unusual, deeply cut, lacy, narrow foliage that is reddish when emerging, bright green at maturity and an intense purplish-red colour in the fall and winter. Clusters of small white summer flowers give way to bright orange-red winter fruit. Not a bamboo at all but a non-invasive relative of Mahonia, the Oregon grape. Nandinas are incredibly versatile and useful evergreen shrubs with great foliage interest. Full shade right up to full sun!

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

A very fine-leaved Nandina which has all of the seasonal color and durability of its more common cousins. The fine texture of this tough evergreen shrub lends itself as an accent to Eastern style gardens, as a specimen in containers or practically anywhere in the garden or landscape. Nandina's are adapted to a variety of soil types but will do best in a moist rich soil. Quite drought tolerant once established and have few pests or disease problems including being rarely if ever bothered by the local deer population.