you might want something like Chimonobambusa yunnanensis and you can buy seeds from e bay. You will probably not get anyone from this message boaed to respond. I am thinking the plants are to rare or to expensive or maybe nobody has them.

You are looking for Black (NIGRA BAMBOO) phyllostachys nigra I dont have any- I am looking for my self. However. I do know where the cheapest place to buy it. I have been eyeing it for 2 years. I have a running bamboo- do not know the name, but its a fast growing and I have it all over my yard and by my pool just for the same reason you are planting it. Kathryn

Do you have any bamboo left? I would love to get more plants as I have just one small one. I have several things available Lemon trees Passiflora incarnata Chocolate scented tuberous sunflowers (Jerusalem artichokes) Prickly Pear Cactus Blackberry Check out my trade list for other plants and seeds

Hello folks, I saw your postings about growings bamboo in Ohio zones. I'd like to grow it indoors in Ohio - in a pot - to replace a ficus that has outgrown its surroundings. I'd like to use bamboo (conceptually) because it grows upright and could be used to cover a window area - as does the ficus currently - in lieu of traditional window coverings. The window faces West and gets a lot of sun. What species would be suitable for the climate changes that happen indoors - heating and cooling seasonally? What are the root systems like? Any issues with potting bamboo? What do I need to do to prune it, control it and maintain it? Thanks for your help.