Ground Cedar Evergreen Ground Cover Fern 10 Feet Starter Plants

Description - perennial with rooting horizontal stems creeping on near ground surface up to 1 m long erect-ascending stems whitish green much branched flattened (cedar-like)Leaves in 4 vertical rows sharp-pointed partially fused to a stem in 3 forms largest on upper side lie flat against stem with elevated base smaller on lower side awl-shaped side leaves egg- to awl-shaped with short free tips. Spore Clusters in axils of yellowish to greenish egg-shaped bracts densely clustered in 1-3, 6-30 mm long cones on forked 10-65 mm long stalks at stem tips.Habitat Open woodlands thickets heathland &rocky slopes common across Northwestern Ontario's boreal forest north to tree line circumpolar.In Europe & North America ground-cedar was dried powdered & used to make medicinal tea to increase urine production stimulate menstrual flow & relieve spasms.It was considered useful to correct "female complaints' & was said to stimulate sexual desire.The spore powder was forced into the noses of people who needed reviving.The spores were used as dusting powder in drug industry protecting abrading surfaces & preventing pills from sticking together Distribution:North America Europe & Asia Planting USDA Zones 3-5 Evergreen perennial herbaceous epiphyte or fern ally.Stem/Bud:Size: 6-10 in. tall Horizontal stems cord-like trailing or creeping 3 ft. long leafy & dichotomously branched.Ascending stems are erect white-green 2-10ft. long much-branched.Leaves are numerous small sharply-pointed evergreen scale-like dark green & over-lap in 4 vertical rows.Reproduce by means spores (minute structures which germinate to produce prothalli).Sporangia are borne in terminal spike-like cone in yellow-green leaf axils.Use in greenhouses conservatories and hanging baskets. Use as groundcover in a woodland setting.Used medicinally, basketry & as a mordant.