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I've always liked nandina bushes and have always had them in my yard, however not because I planted them there but because they were already there when I moved into the house. What I didn't know was the folklore about nandinas. In the Japanese language nandina is homonymic for "difficulties" and "changing", so the nandina is believed to have the power to make bad fortune disappear. In the western world nandina branches are used in New Year's arrangements, coats of arms, art, and textile design where it symbolizes longevity,
For more information, see the websites NandinaBushes.com and CherryBlossom.co.nz.
