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"Now I've read that the Nandina is a Sub-Tropical Plant, although I'm sure the leaves will not turn quite as red if put in a window, can this tree be grown indoors as long as it gets good window light?"

Nandina is NOT a real subtropical plant. It cannot be grown successfully indoors. It is winter hardy and takes a little frost. The one you have is going dormant, as leaves turn red and drop on some cultivars of Nandina in the fall. Window light is hardly sufficient even for low-light indoor" plants like ficus. Light is only one of the problems facing you should you buy this plant and keep it indoors.

Indoor humidity levels in any house rival those of the most arid deserts on earth. Indoor heating in the winter dries things out very quickly. That can take a quick toll on a sick plant.

You need to get in touch with someone in your area that knows bonsai. Contact Malhomme or Grampz here. Join a club.

If you're considering buying these clunkers because they're "cheap" consider this--If you spend $29 a piece on a couple of these plants, you will have to spend another $50 or so to replace them when they die--and die they most likely will. These deaths will probably discourage you from getting into bonsai any further, even though the deaths of these plants might be due to miscare by the vendors.

If you spend $50 on one quality plant from a knowlegeable bonsai nursery, you will not only have a healthier, more substantial plant, you will have a reliable, knowledgable source of advice and care too. Good bonsai vendors stand behind--and actually know about--what they sell. There are extremelly good bonsai sources in your area. You're cheating yourself if you don't investigate other sources.