Oh,they can be Bonsai'd. As i said,my job was to care for a potted plant that did develop the stilt roots in pot.Well,had them long before I came along. The leaves did also reduce somewhat. The fact is they dont need any salt water and do BETTER in a rich potting soil in standing FRESHwater.A deeper than average saucer under the pot worked fine. I have read of those trying to get Mangroves to grow with roots in a marine aquarium and the top under grow lights- no wonder that failed since i have learned they need real soil and will grow anemic on aquarium water alone. You will have to Lucy check the internet for pics...i never did take a photo of it. And i no longer work there. Take my word for it-they do fine in pots and look great. Getting a healthy pod to start with is the hard part.I'm not too happy about the condition mine was in when i bought it. It's wait and see, if new growth breaks out from the tip.

You can also look for it under the common name Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow. It grows really well in So FL. There's several growing near my house (zone 10). You should be able to find it in most of the local nurseries, probably even the big box stores like Home Depot will stock it down there.

...it doesn't seem invasive like bamboo which spreads uncontrollably.... Give it time, you'll regret putting it in. Even the "Florida Friendly" that is supposedly sterile will spread uncontrollably by runners instead of seed. AND, bamboo is easy to control as long as you get clumping instead of running varieties...with the clumping varieties just kick the new corms to kill them where you don't want new growth. Tom

Even looks a bit like a Syzygium to me. The picture isn't clear.