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----- Original Message -----
Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2006 10:07 pm
Subject: [Aroid-l] Off topic: Lycopodium in arrangements question
> 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.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>
> -- Steve Marak
> -- samarak@gizmoworks.com
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