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Old 04-25-2014, 08:03 PM   #10
WebSlave
You should be able to find online sources for the various types of bamboo. I got most of mine that way, except for some that I personally picked up from a seller in Savannah, GA, and then some from Kanapaha Gardens in Gainesville, FL.

I don't remember exactly where I got the Phyllostachys vivax from, but I believe it was a grower in Oregon or Washington state.

Just bear in mind that you do need some reasonable average rainfall amounts in order for bamboo to take hold and thrive. And it WILL take up a large plot of land if it REALLY gets established. BTW, the green form of P. vivax I took photos of above was originally put into the ground a good 15 years or more ago. The yellow form maybe 10 years ago. So you do have to be patient for them to get some impressive size to the culms coming up.