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Tolmiea menziesii 'Taff's Gold' (Pick-a-back plant 'Taff's Gold')
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1 hour care
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per year
0.45m
Max height
Max height
0.6m
Max spread
Max spread
2-5 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Tolmiea menziesii 'Taff's Gold'
Other names
Pick-a-back plant 'Taff's Gold', Mother of thousands 'Taff's Gold', Piggy back plant 'Taff's Gold', Youth on age 'Taff's Gold'
Genus
Tolmiea Tolmiea
Variety or Cultivar
'Taff's Gold' _ 'Taff's Gold' is a small semi-evergreen perennial. It has rough, hairy, ivy-shaped leaves that are mottled cream and green. In spirng, it 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 'Taff's Gold' is: Semi evergreen
Habit
Mat Forming
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Flower
Pale-green in Spring
Foliage
Green, Cream in All seasons
How to care
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General care
Propagation methods
Division, Root plantlets, Seed
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Where to grow
Tolmiea menziesii 'Taff's Gold' (Pick-a-back plant 'Taff's Gold') will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Foliage only, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Indoor, Low Maintenance, Underplanting, Woodland
Cultivation
Plant in moisture-retentive, free draining soil in full or partial shade. Also grown as a houseplant for its interesting plantlets.
Soil type
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Soil drainage
Well-drained, Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Partial Shade, Full Shade
Aspect
North, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
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Botanical name
Tolmiea menziesii 'Taff's Gold'
Other names
Pick-a-back plant 'Taff's Gold', Mother of thousands 'Taff's Gold', Piggy back plant 'Taff's Gold', Youth on age 'Taff's Gold'
Genus
Tolmiea Tolmiea
Variety or Cultivar
'Taff's Gold' _ 'Taff's Gold' is a small semi-evergreen perennial. It has rough, hairy, ivy-shaped leaves that are mottled cream and green. In spirng, it 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.
Foliage
Semi evergreen
Habit
Mat Forming
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Flower
Pale-green in Spring
Foliage
Green, Cream in All seasons
General care
Propagation methods
Division, Root plantlets, Seed
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Where to grow
Tolmiea menziesii 'Taff's Gold' (Pick-a-back plant 'Taff's Gold') will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Foliage only, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Indoor, Low Maintenance, Underplanting, Woodland
Cultivation
Plant in moisture-retentive, free draining soil in full or partial shade. Also grown as a houseplant for its interesting plantlets.
Soil type
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Soil drainage
Well-drained, Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Partial Shade, Full Shade
Aspect
North, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
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| Soil drainage: | Well-drained, Moist but well-drained | Tell us... |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
| Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade | Tell us... |
| Aspect: | North, East, West | Tell us... |
| Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
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