ENH1158, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Gary W. Knox and Sandra B. Wilson, describes this noninvasive selection of nandina, a short, dense, low-growing, evergreen shrub effective as a groundcover — ornamental characteristics, uses, culture, and history. Includes refererences. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, February 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep418