fan clubmoss
Lycopodium digitatum
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 8 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom color
- Not applicable
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Sand
- Soil pH
- Acidic (pH<6.8)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Fan clubmoss (Lycopodium digitatum) is a perennial for ground cover, shade gardens, and woodland plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy soil. It looks like a conifer, but it is a clubmoss, a relative of ferns that makes spores instead of seeds. The evergreen leaves stay dark green all year. Once it is established, it spreads quickly by stems that lie just at the soil surface.
Pairs well with Mini Skirt hosta, Canadian white violet, and Canada wild rye.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 19 more places. See all 23
AL, AR, CT, DC, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV; ON, and QC.