Thanks all for great ideas! I will visit the Arboretum. Re Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'spectabilis', they say it grows to a max of 25 ft. Is that true even in northern zones? I'm zone 7.

Thanks! You are the second person mentioning this species. Now I have to figure out a means to contain these. Purchase a container, use plastic, plus manual checks???

I am knew to the bamboo world. I live in VA, Zone 7. Looking for ideas for bamboo to plant over 60 foot length stretch w about 3-4 feet width, 15-20 feet high. Look for interesting, colorful (maybe changing w time of year, etc.), upright, clumping bamboo as a screen - something more natural and not ...