Shibataea kumasaca Drought Tolerant usually lifts the display clear

usually lifts the display clear of the last hard frosts

It spreads to form colonies in rich moist soil in sunny or semi-shady areas

expect evergreen to semi-evergreen foliage in the Deep South and a more deciduous

and one of the few that will follow a gardener north

Shibataea kumasaca Drought Tolerant usually lifts the display clearShibataea kumasaca is the most civilized of bamboos, a low, dense, evergreen kind grown for tidy structure rather than height. The short, broad, oval leaves are unusual for a bamboo, closer to the foliage of ruscus or a small shrub than to the fine blades most bamboos wear, which is why the plant goes by ruscus leaf bamboo. Growing to about four or five feet, the canes zigzag gently from node to node, giving a second common name, zig zag bamboo.