Re: [Aroid-l] Off topic: Lycopodium in arrangements question

From: "Alan Galloway" alan_galloway at ncsu.edu> on 2006.04.05 at 19:46:55(14062) Steve, I've seen Lycopodium used in cut flower arrangements in some of the Asian hotels, usually in combination with red roses. Here in the SE U.S. there is a Lycopodium species that grows in the coastal swamps, usually in the same habitat as venus flytraps and pitcher plants. I'm not positive, but I believe it is Lycopodium alopecuroides, commonly called Foxtail clubmoss. I took a quick look in one of my fern books last night and it said Lycopodium is best propagated by spores. Alan +More Undaunted by the silence on my "Philodendron barryii" question, I have another. It's not an aroid question, but I'll bet several people on this list know the answer. I saw some cut flower arrangements this past weekend which contained stems of a filler I initially thought was a remarkably large and stiff selaginella. My wife - who had the sense to broaden her search beyond selaginellas when those queries turned up nothing - found some hits on lycopodium, and from those it appears that lycopodium stems are now a common filler in the cut flower trade. First question: what species is this? I was told the arrangements were mail-ordered from "somewhere in Hawaii", and a number of firms there offer lycopodium stems as a filler. I have an idea, but since I'm sure you guys know for certain, I'll just ask. Second question: I gather lycopodiums can be rooted from cuttings, but that it's not all that easy. Does anyone have any hints? Because I'm going to try, of course. _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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