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.
The Genus Ligustrum. Family Oleaceae. This is a medium-sized genus of shrubs and trees native to Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe. A deciduous species (L. sinense) and an evergreen (L. lucidum) are exotic pest plants in parts of the Coastal Southeast. Several varieties of an evergreen species (L. japonicum) are commonly cultivated in our area.