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Lycopodium digitatum

 
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Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Lycopodium (ly-koh-POH-de-um) (Info)
Species: digitatum (dig-ee-TAH-tum) (Info)

Synonym:Diphasiastrum digitatum
Synonym:Lycopodium complanatum var. flabelliforme
Synonym:Lycopodium flabelliforme
Synonym:Lycopodium flabelliforme var. ambiguum
Synonym:Lycopodium dillenianum

7 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Perennials

Height:
under 6 in. (15 cm)

Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Partial to Full Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
N/A

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive Agholson On Oct 1, 2012, Agholson from AMELIA COURT HOUSE, VA wrote:

We used to call it poor mans garland. It was used for Christmas decorations. We put it on the fireplace mantle and on the staircase railing. It stayed green the whole christmas holiday. It was our job as kids to find it and clean the dirt and leaves off before using it.

Neutral Cretaceous On Mar 28, 2007, Cretaceous from El Sobrante, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

Native to the eastern United States (except Florida).

Listed as exploitably vulnerable in New York state.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Cornelia, Georgia
Epworth, Georgia
Jasper, Georgia
Rest Haven, Georgia
Barbourville, Kentucky
Hi Hat, Kentucky
Slade, Kentucky
Green Haven, Maryland
Loch Lynn Heights, Maryland
North East, Maryland
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Efland, North Carolina
Grassy Creek, North Carolina
Oxford, North Carolina
Laflin, Pennsylvania
Laurens, South Carolina
Amelia Court House, Virginia
Mechanicsville, Virginia



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