Tolmiea menziesii
Mother of thousands, Youth on age, Piggy-back plant, Mother of millions, Pig-a-back plant, Thousand mothers, Pickaback plant, Pick-a-back plant
Tolmiea Tolmiea
T. menziesii - T. menziesii is a small semi-evergreen perennial. It has rough, hairy, ivy-shaped leaves and in spirng, bears spikes of tiny, nodding, greenish, tubular flowers. Its common names refer to the plantlets that develop where the leaves join the stem of the plant.
Tolmiea menziesii is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Mat Forming
Pale-green in Spring
Green in All seasons
Cut back damaged leaves in spring.
Division, Root plantlets, Seed
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Tolmiea menziesii (Pickaback plant) will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Foliage only, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Indoor, Low Maintenance, Underplanting, Woodland
Grow in fertile, moist soil in partial or full shade. Sunlight & cold winters can damage leaves. Protect with a dry winter mulch or overwinter indoors. Alternatively, grow under glass in indirect light. Water freely & feed monthly.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, East
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Tolmiea menziesii
Mother of thousands, Youth on age, Piggy-back plant, Mother of millions, Pig-a-back plant, Thousand mothers, Pickaback plant, Pick-a-back plant
Tolmiea Tolmiea
T. menziesii - T. menziesii is a small semi-evergreen perennial. It has rough, hairy, ivy-shaped leaves and in spirng, bears spikes of tiny, nodding, greenish, tubular flowers. Its common names refer to the plantlets that develop where the leaves join the stem of the plant.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Mat Forming
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Pale-green in Spring
Green in All seasons
Cut back damaged leaves in spring.
Division, Root plantlets, Seed
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Tolmiea menziesii (Pickaback plant) will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Foliage only, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Indoor, Low Maintenance, Underplanting, Woodland
Grow in fertile, moist soil in partial or full shade. Sunlight & cold winters can damage leaves. Protect with a dry winter mulch or overwinter indoors. Alternatively, grow under glass in indirect light. Water freely & feed monthly.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, East
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6
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Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade | Tell us... |
Aspect: | North, East | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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