Shibataea kumasaca Drought Tolerant and one of the few

and one of the few that will follow a gardener north

and bees in a steady procession

the space is well earned

a hybrid of Fothergilla gardenii and F

Morefield's leather flower is protected

Shibataea kumasaca Drought Tolerant and one of the fewShibataea 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.