Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A common shrub has a "heavenly" name, but it poses deadly risks for North Carolina birds. Nandina domestica, sometimes called ...

There’s a plant that’s not native to North Carolina, but it’s responsible for the deaths of hundreds of birds in the state each year. Nandina domestica, commonly referred to as Heavenly Bamboo, is ...

Do you have a blank spot in your garden needing filling? Do you need a plant that looks good year around, is water-wise, and easy to care for? My go-to shrub that fulfills these needs is Nandina ...

Q: At my parents home, Dad has always had heavenly bamboo planted in two big pots that sit at the front entrance. Not getting around as well as he used to, the bamboo is looking “not as full” as they ...

In China, Nan-din shrubs are often found just outside the doors to a home. According to a Victorian author, should anyone have a bad dream it was confided to the "home shrub" to ensure no harm would ...

Nandina domestica’s red berries contain cyanide, which is often deadly for one of the Triangle’s year-round bird species that eat the berries in large quantities in the wintertime. Scott Zona Courtesy ...

A non-native plant is known to poison — and often kill — hundreds of birds in North Carolina each winter. Nandina domestica, often known as Heavenly Bamboo, is often used in yard landscaping, and you ...