It rolled into town earlier this week and has hung around like a bad smell ever since. The worst smog to engulf the Indian capital this season has stung the eyes of rickshaw drivers, clouded a champagne-laden celebration on the lawn of the Australian High Commission and, according to local media, caused a multi-car pile up on a Delhi highway.
Nandina is deciduous only in very cold climates where temperatures fall below -10 degrees. It is semi-evergreen in zones 6-9 and evergreen in zones 8-10. Nandina domestica thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers to be grown in a moist well-drained soil.
Synonymous: Cleyera fortunei. Cleyera japonica. Distribution and habitat: Cleyera japonica is a flowering evergreen tree native to warm areas of Japan, Korea, and mainland China. It can reach a height of 10m (33 feet) and is one of the common trees in the second layer of the evergreen oak forests. Cleyera japonica is considered a sacred tree in the Shinto religion. Description: Cleyera japonica is a branching shrub with glossy, elliptic, bunt-tipped leaves which are 7-10cm (3-4 inch) long and around 7cm (3 inch) wide. The leaves are dark green above, yellowish-green below. Young leaves and those grown in very bright light may have a rosy tinge, particularly near the edges.