How to Split Nandina Plants

Nandina is also known as heavenly bamboo and heavenly plum bamboo. This shrub is not a true bamboo, and it produces vibrant red berries, making it an attractive choice for a decorative planting. The shrub grows well in light conditions or in shade, but over time it may grow too large for the area, crowding out other plants and suffering from a lack of resources. Splitting a nandina shrub gives you two nandina plants, one you can leave where it is, and and one you can transplant elsewhere.

Ph For The Nandina?

To maintain its average growth of up to 24 inches each year, nandina must have a pH range between 3.7 and 6.4. This shrub acclimates to a soil environment that most plants cannot tolerate, between extremely and slightly acidic. Typically, you add lime prior to moving the nandina into the garden area, but you can till the lime into the surrounding soil of an established plant, if desired. Because nandina tolerates a wide range of pH values, you may want to bring the pH value closer to 6.4 so that you can plant nearby plants that do not prefer extreme acidity. Sulfur amendments, like iron sulfate, react in the soil structure to create acids that drive the environmental pH down.

Ph For The Nandina?

To maintain its average growth of up to 24 inches each year, nandina must have a pH range between 3.7 and 6.4. This shrub acclimates to a soil environment that most plants cannot tolerate, between extremely and slightly acidic. Typically, you add lime prior to moving the nandina into the garden area, but you can till the lime into the surrounding soil of an established plant, if desired. Because nandina tolerates a wide range of pH values, you may want to bring the pH value closer to 6.4 so that you can plant nearby plants that do not prefer extreme acidity. Sulfur amendments, like iron sulfate, react in the soil structure to create acids that drive the environmental pH down.