Actually, I'm planning on drying the bamboo and lashing it together to make a fence to keep the deer out. My garden is very small, so I want to have just a few sticks to get started. I love bamboo, but I'm not around enough to make sure it doesn't take over (:( ). (BTW--totally unrelated--is all bamboo edible? or just some species?)

I would reconsider the species you are choosing. There are many that will do pretty well indoors, but I haven't heard of F. dracocephala being one of those. In addition, although it's a beautiful bamboo, it has a weeping habit that may not lend itself to a small room. This is not to say it won't work, but there are others that come sooner to mind. Here is a link to an article about growing bamboo indoors from a reliable nursery; there is another link at the bottom of that article that lists good indoor candidates Here is a link that might be useful: BambooSourcery

I cannot assist you but did you try Rice Road Greenhouses near Fonthill/ Niagara Falls ? http://www.millionplants.com/products/hardy-tropicals/ I personally saw that Jim Lounsberry of Vineland Nurseries ( just outside of Vineland ) had : Fargesia denutata and Faragesia rufa cv.

Steve is right, running bamboo is a very dangeous plant. It runs in every direction except through water and will quickly become a problem for your neighbors. Neighbors have been known to get lawyers and bamboo growers have landed in court. There are any number of talls grasses that will provide screens and don't get quickly out of hand.