I would stick with a tropical species if it's for the house. I would suggest either Bambusa vittata or Bambusa multiplex as I have had both survive in the house long term. I'm not sure how the temperate species (Phyllostachys for example) would do in the home without a real Winter.

I just ran across this website. I really like the look of the green onion bamboo. How well does everyone feel that this site is accurate, and do you agree with the green onion bamboo being a good indoor bamboo?

http://www.lewisbamboo.com/indoor-bamboo.html

Lewis Bamboo is a reliable vendor, and this bamboo does well in shady conditions, so it is fine for indoors. It has persistent culm sheaths (the papery wrappings) so you may want to pull those off when they become loose if you don't like that look.

Here is a link that might be useful: Culm sheaths

Thanks!

If you can give them a break (taking them out for a few months in winter), you are not limited to those named "indoor".

Here is what I did for Tiger

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