Lemon Lime Nandina
Nandina domestica ‘Lemon Lime’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub
Height at Maturity: 3-4′
Width at Maturity: 3-4′
Spacing: 2.5-3′ for solid hedges; 5′ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Bushy, Dense, Upright
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: None
Flower Size: NA
Flowering Period: NA
Flower Type: NA
Fragrant Flowers: NA
Foliage Color: Vibrant Lime Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun. Shade or Mostly Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Sun With Afternoon Shade. Morning Shade with Afternoon Sun
Water Needs: Very Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (Amended), Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist to Dry
Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.5 (Slightly Acid to Slightly Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Insect
Description
You’ve probably seen many Nandinas (heavenly bamboos) with red foliage, but Lemon Lime is the first one on the market to produce lime green new leaves…brilliant lime green that is! The vibrant foliage of this Nandina will brighten any dark space adding dimension to an otherwise evergreen planting. We’ve got it growing in full sun to half-day shade and it does equally well in both exposures. The foliage matures to a dark mint-green color during winter on shrubs that grow 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. Does not produces flowers or seeds so there are no worries about seedlings popping up all over the place.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 3 to 4 feet tall and wide, its mounding form and colorful foliage make Lemon Lime Nandina an excellent choice for stunning groupings or mass plantings in sunny to partially shaded landscape borders and home foundation plantings. Also ideal for use to line walkways and paths. Makes a fine centerpiece or accent in container gardens. A fine addition to rock and Xeriscape gardens (low water needs).
Suggested Spacing: 2.5 to 3 feet for mass plantings or solid borders; 5 feet or more apart for space between plants
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Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a, where this Nandina variety is not winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
Lemon Lime Nandina is exceptionally easy to grow in moist but well drained soils of average fertility and full sun to part shade. Plants are exceptionally drought tolerant when established. As with so many other shrubs, constantly wet or soggy can cause root rot and other plant diseases. Make sure to plant in a well-drained soil. Exceptionally low maintenance requiring little if any pruning. Its low water needs makes it highly suitable for Xeriscape gardening.
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Just received our Lemon-Lime Nandinas. Planting them today. Pairing them with “Forever Purple” Coral Bells. The Nandinas are beautiful. Am sure they will make our garden stunning. Great experience with Wilson Bros Gardens including shipping and customer service.——————————————Beautiful combo. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Ordered 5 of these. They all arrived quickly, in perfect condition and are doing well!———————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
I have planted this on 9/18/2019 and on 2/21/2021 it is doing great in zone 6b——————————————Hi Chaz Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Lemon Lime Nandina. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
These little lemon-lime nandinas were nearly impossible to find locally because of their popularity. I was glad to find them here, and at a better price! When these plants arrived, they were strong, not wilted or faded from being shipped, even in 80+ degrees. They gave new growth within three days after planting and the new growth is a dazzling chartreuse. I’m very pleased with the way these plants were handled and shipped with care, as well as their performance in my garden.————————-WBG Reply: Hi Jaime, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Lemon Lime Nandina. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
This was our second order we placed with Wilson Brothers and once again we were very happy with the quality and size of our plants. The shipment came quickly and we were very impressed with how everything looked. We would highly recommend using Wilson Bros. as we were unable to find some of the plants on our landscape designer’s plans here locally. Their variety and prices are wonderful! ———– Hi Penny – Thanks so much for your compliments and taking the time to provide us and future visitors to Wilson Bros Gardens with your review. All of those on our staff see these reviews, and it helps them to know that they’re doing a good job and just how important it is to do so. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service. Plant long and prosper! – Brent Wilson | Wilson Bros Gardens
These arrived in great shape and have been in the ground for a month. All are growing nicely and have great color. ——— WBG RESPONSE: Thanks for taking the time to provide us and visitors to Wilson Bros Gardens with your review. We’ve had a group of 3 of the Lemon Lime Nandina growing in our gardens now for over 2 years. They’ve done just as good as all our other nandina. The lime green foliage really pops in the landscape! Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent Wilson | Wilson Bros Gardens.
I received my Fire glow maple and my five lemon lime nandinas in record breaking time in magnificent,high quality packaging!! My plants were so healthy and lucious. Thank you Wilson Brothers Nursery
Item arrived just as stated. Very well packaged and look like they are ready for planting. Very pleased with buying experience. Will do business again.
The nandina plants were nice and full and are growing nicely. Wondering what color the leaves are in winter? Guess I’ll find out soon.





















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