I could see it being a lot harder to contain in the south. I'm in a dry area in California and it won't grow where I don't water. There are definitely differen

I could see it being a lot harder to contain in the south. I'm in a dry area in California and it won't grow where I don't water. There are definitely different species of bamboo. The two main categories are running and clumping. Running bamboo is the hardest to contain, with rhizomes that travel long distances. Clumping bamboo spreads slowly.