* ‘Alba’ is a 4- to 6- inch shrub with white berries and yellowish-green foliage, which turns yellow in fall. This cultivar is more susceptible to cold damage than the species.
* ‘Compacta’ or dwarf nandina only reaches 4 to 5 feet in height and has lacy foliage, which turns red in fall.
* ‘Fire Power’ is a very compact plant to 2 feet tall and wide. It has red-tinged leaves in summer and bright red leaves in winter.
* ‘Gulf Stream’ or ‘Compacta Nana’ is a slow-growing, 3- to 4- foot shrub with dark blue-green summer foliage and red winter foliage. It does not have any berries.
* ‘Harbor Dwarf’ is a freely spreading, low-growing (to 2 feet) plant. In some types, underground stems or rhizomes send up stems several inches from the parent plant, making it a good groundcover. Winter foliage ranges in color from orange red to bronzy red.
* ‘Moyer’s Red’ is a tall-growing form, maturing to a height of 6 feet, which develops good cold weather red pigment in the leaves. The flowers and fruits are also pinker and redder than the species.
* ‘Nana’ or ‘Nana Purpurea’ or ‘Atropurpurea Nana’ grows to 2 feet with mottled green foliage that turns purplish-red in winter. This plant does not flower or set fruit.
* ‘Woods Dwarf’ is a rounded form to 4 feet with dense, crimson red foliage in winter.
* ‘Yellow Berries’ is similar to the species but the foliage lacks the typical reddish tinge. The berries are yellow.