They are great....i am not sure why but i always get "peeved" (do you say that in AUS?) when they call it bamboo...its a dracaena (sp?)
anyway, i agree they are great. very hard to kill and grow pretty good with low light and nutes....i think they may even be better suited for indoor (crap) conditions than Pachira! i am going to go raid the farm tomorrow and get some cuts for the house i think
i think that bromeliades are also a HAVE TO HAVE HOUSE PLANT.