‘Flirt’ Nandina

Nandina domestica ‘Murasaki’ PP21391

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-10b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub

Height at Maturity: 2′

Width at Maturity: 18-24″

Spacing: 18″ for mass planting; 4’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Round, Mounding, Upright

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flower Size: Small. .5″

Flowering Period: Spring

Flower Type: NA

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Blue Green, Dark Green, Red

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: Yes

Berry Color: Red

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

The foliage of Nandina turns red only during the winter, right? Well, not anymore…at least not with the new Flirt Dwarf Nandina. Unlike many other nandina varieties which are green throughout the warm season and turn red in winter, Flirt, a sport of N. domestica ‘Harbour Dwarf’, produces stunning red new growth during the spring, summer and fall! Then, during winter it goes almost completely reddish-maroon. So now you can have splashes of outstanding red color year round in the landscape! In spring, pretty panicles of white flowers rise above the low mounds of red foliage. That said, Flirt Nandina is sterile, which means it will not spread from seed.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 2 feet tall and 1.5-2 feet wide, the Flirt Nandina is 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 accent in container gardens and is a nice addition to rock gardens, red theme gardens, and Xeriscape gardens (low water needs).

Spacing: 18 inches apart for mass plantings; 4 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 reliably 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

Flirt Nandina is exceptionally easy to grow in most any average, moist but well drained soils 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. Exceptionally low maintenance requiring little if any pruning. Its low water needs makes it highly suitable for Xeriscape gardening.

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Everyone should plant “any” of the Nandina varieties. They are so easy to plant, grow, and maintain. This is my first purchase of the “Flirt” variety. They are very attractive and I look forward to watching them mature.—————————————-We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂