Cactus Jungle offers the best selection of running bamboos for the Bay Area.
All running bamboos can be contained in pots, troughs, or with rhyzome barrier.
In the ground they will form a dense screen in 2-3 years.
Phyllostachys nigra “Black Bamboo”
Pseudosasa japonica "Arrow Bamboo"
Sasa palmata
Semiarundinaria fastuosa "Temple Bamboo"
Bamboo rhyzome barrier:
Available in 30" deep, sold by the lineal-foot. We recommend as needed for running bamboos only. Dig an outline of the area to receive the bamboo down to 30" and install the barrier vertically, sealing the seams with provided tape.