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

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
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.


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