I used to grow Sacred Bamboo or Nandina in my little garden in Deal in England. It had lovely winter orangy red colours in the foliage with cheerful red berries and delicate little flowers. The plant has a light and airy feel about it, but does not really look much like bamboo and is not related..although I did read somewhere that it was used in the manufacture of chop sticks. This one is, again, from the varied borders round the apartment. I am going to venture further very soon.
This is one leaf. A compound bipinnate leaf. I have yet to do the “leaf composition chart”.. but its comforting to know I have a sample of the bipinnate variety!
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Sacred Bamboo
