Can Nandina be kept indoors? These care tips you need to know

Nandina, also known as Orchid Bamboo and Heavenly Bamboo, is a woody plant commonly found in thickets and gardens. Because of its high ornamental leaf value and strong adaptability, it is deeply loved by flower enthusiasts, and many people like to keep a pot at home. So can Nandina be kept indoors? What are the cultivation methods?

I. Introduction to Nandina:

1. Is Nandina poisonous?

Nandina is poisonous, and the entire plant is toxic, because the sap of Nandina contains nantenine and nandinine, which both inhibit skeletal muscle and the cardiovascular system, and in severe cases can cause cardiac paralysis and death. Especially after accidental ingestion, the pulse becomes irregular, so great care must be taken when growing it.

2. What does Nandina symbolize?

Auspiciousness, good omens, good luck, and increasingly intense love.

II. Can Nandina be kept indoors?

Nandina can be kept at home, but if there are elderly people, children or pregnant women in the home, it is best not to grow it, to avoid physical discomfort caused by accidental ingestion or accidental contact.

1. Placing Nandina in the living room: it can enhance the indoor ornamental value and make the home furnishings look more harmonious. Most importantly, it can also absorb harmful gases from the air and release oxygen, making the air fresher.

2. Placing Nandina in the study: it can improve the atmosphere of the study and make you more energetic at work. Especially when you are in a bad mood or under great pressure, looking at the Nandina will lift your spirits.

3. Placing Nandina on the balcony: it can dispel negative energy in the home and improve the indoor environment.

4. Although Nandina has the effect of beautifying the environment and purifying the air, the whole plant is poisonous, so do not keep it indoors for long periods. It can be moved outdoors every few days, to prevent the emitted smell from harming the human body.

III. What are the cultivation methods for Nandina?

1. Fertilizer requirements: how to fertilize?

Nandina has relatively high fertilizer requirements. Generally, sufficient base fertilizer should be applied when potting, and then during the growing season a thin fertilizer can be applied once a month. In addition, in May, an appropriate amount of potassium fertilizer should also be applied.

2. Water requirements: how to water?

Nandina does not have high water requirements. Generally in summer, water once a day; if the temperature is really too high, spray a small amount of water around the flower pot to increase indoor humidity. In winter, water according to the dryness and moisture of the potting soil. It is worth noting that during the dormant period, do not water too much, to avoid stagnant water causing the plant's growth to stall.

3. Pruning and shaping: how to prune?

After Nandina has grown for a period, it will produce many dense branches, diseased branches, short branches and other branches that are not good for the plant's growth, so these useless branches should be cut off at the right time according to the tree shape. Generally, leaving one or two lower-growing branches is enough to keep the plant shape attractive.

4. Repotting requirements: when is the best time to repot?

Nandina can be repotted once in early spring, to benefit the plant's growth.

5. Pest and disease control: how to control them?

During the growth period, Nandina may suffer from anthracnose, red spot disease, inchworm and other pests and diseases due to factors such as water and fertilizer and weather, so preventive measures should be taken in advance.

(5.1) Anthracnose control: promptly remove diseased leaves and branches and burn them in a centralized manner, then spray thiophanate wettable powder about every 10 days, and 3 consecutive sprays can effectively control it.

(5.2) Red spot disease control: promptly remove diseased branches and leaves and burn them in a centralized manner. Then in the affected area, spray thiophanate-methyl wettable powder or mancozeb about every 10 days, and two or three consecutive sprays can effectively control it.

(5.3) Inchworm control: black light trapping can be used, or spraying with cypermethrin or trichlorfon can control it.

Overall, Nandina can still be kept indoors, but if there are elderly people, children or pregnant women in the home, it is recommended not to plant it, to avoid physical discomfort caused by accidental ingestion or accidental contact. In addition, Nandina is very easy to grow; as long as basic management work such as water and fertilizer and pest and disease control is done well, it will be a feast for the eyes.