Nandina CoolGlow™ Lime FE®

Botanical Name: Nandina domestica ‘Cool Glow Lime’

Common Name: Cool Glow Lime Nandina

Mature Height and Width:
3–4' tall × 3–4' wide

Growth Habit: Compact upright-rounded shrub with dense cane-like branching and layered foliage structure. Forms clumping base with moderate outward spread and visible interior stem architecture. Moderate growth rate.

Foliage Description: Bright lime-green compound foliage with narrow leaflets and fine texture. New growth displays vivid chartreuse tones that mature slightly deeper green while maintaining luminous coloration. Semi-evergreen in protected Zone 7 locations.

Flower Description: Small white panicles occasionally produced but generally inconspicuous and secondary to foliage effect.

Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer (infrequent and not ornamental focus).

Fall Color: Subtle yellow-green to light bronze tones; minimal red coloration compared to traditional nandina cultivars.

Light Requirements: Full sun to part shade; best lime coloration in full sun with some afternoon protection in hotter exposures.

Hardiness Zone: USDA Zones 6–10

Notable Landscape Uses: Foundation massing; low screening; color accent shrub; mixed shrub borders; container plantings; modern landscape palettes.

Deer Resistance: Moderate to High
Generally avoided due to foliage chemistry.