I found this plant in the woods of Northeastern Pennsylvania at the end of January, already producing its yellow strobili. They were so p...Read Moreerfectly compact and seemed like they might do well inside. I collected 2 plants, one with it's rhizome intact, the other just a shoot, and planted them in a terrarium (in medium light) with some mossy bark I gathered from the same spot. Almost 2 months later and it's all growing beautifully together. The shoots began to develop their yellow tips within a month.
In my opinion, this is a pretty hardy plant.. Although I was careful with them, I was an hour away from home visiting family and they spent 2 days with just their roots tucked into the moss before being planted and they never even drooped!
Every fall in late September or in October, my mother and I would dig out our burlap bags. With fall came the time to begin to harvest pr...Read Moreincess pine or Lycopodium clavatum. Growing up in north central Pennsylvania (Elk County) in the late 50’s and early 60’s, I learned young what can be done to make some extra money for Christmas gifts, etc. We sold the princess pine by the pound to a buyer in Ridgway which was located about 13 miles from my home. We would be paid approximately 4 to 8 cents per pound, depending on the annual market price. After school I could easily pick 35 or 40 pounds but on a Saturday, 70 to 90 pounds was common. I would love to purchase some princess pine now but every where that I have found the "real" princess pine for sale, it is much too expensive. Most websites I have found are selling club moss, NOT princess pine (Lycopodium clavatum).
Native to eastern Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec), the U.S.A. (Alaska, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, ...Read MoreNew Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, Idaho, Washington, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and New Mexico), also Greenland, Japan, and Russia.
Listed as a rare species in the state of Indiana, and as exploitably vulnerable in the state of New York.
I found this plant in the woods of Northeastern Pennsylvania at the end of January, already producing its yellow strobili. They were so p...Read More
Every fall in late September or in October, my mother and I would dig out our burlap bags. With fall came the time to begin to harvest pr...Read More
Ground Pine (Clubmoss)
Zones: 3 - 9
Perennial
Growth Habit
Mature Size: 1" - 3"
Use as a ground cover ...Read More
Native to eastern Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec), the U.S.A. (Alaska, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, ...Read More