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A compact, mounding, semi-evergreen shrub which brings intense, fiery colour to the garden. Also known as heavenly or sacred bamboo, this bright and colourful variety bears leathery, bamboo-like foliage and panicles of small, star-shaped white flowers in the summer. The leaves start as green, and gain a pink-red tinge throughout the summer, before turning to a vivid combination of copper and red in the autumn, accompanied by small, red berries similar to holly.

Grows best when using well-drained soil and planted in a sheltered spot away from harsh winds. Maintain soil moisture and sun, though it can tolerate partial shade and moderate drought once established. In colder regions it will be semi-evergreen or deciduous and frost protection is advised.