Tolmiea menziesii Piggy Back Plant

Identification

Genus: Tolmiea Species: menziesii Variety: Cultivar:

Common names: Piggy Back Plant, Youth-On-Age and Thousand Mothers.

Description

A small scale groundcover, container plant or as house plant. Native to the coastal regions from Calif. to Alaska. Plant forms small plants at the top of mature leaves. This is a redwood belt plant so it needs shade and some summer water. It will not handle it in our climate unless it is in one of the greenhouses both winter and summer. Its flowers are small and white on a 1\' spike.

Characteristics

Tolmiea menziesii Piggy Back Plant's foliage type is evergreen.
Tolmiea menziesii Piggy Back Plant's flower color is white.

Communities

Communities for Tolmiea menziesii Piggy Back Plant:Douglas Fir Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed-evergreen Forest and Redwood Forest.

Ranges for Tolmiea menziesii

ph:	5.00 to 7.00
usda:	7 to 10
height[m]:	0.30 to 0.70
width[m]:	0.50 to 1.00
rainfall[cm]:	98.00 to 1223.00

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