Scientific Name:	Tolmiea menziesii
Pronunciation:	TOL-mee-uh MEN-zeez-ee-eye
Common Name:	piggyback plant
Family Name:	Saxifragaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial, Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:	Spreading herbaceous perennial; Leaves are cordate in varying shades of green. Smaller (baby) leaves rise along the petiole of the older leaves and sit on top.
Course(s):	HORT 2355

Habit: Spreading Form: Mounded, Oval - horizontal Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest Hardiness Rating: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 C) Exposure: Deep shade, Filtered shade, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Humus rich Water Use: Moderate, Wetlands Landscape Uses: Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Indoor plant, Perennial border, Reclamation, Summer interest, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google Images

Leaf Morphology: Form: Lobed, Simple Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glandular hairs, Pubescent Colour in Fall: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Reniform Bases: Cordate Margins: Pinnately lobed, Serrate

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Raceme Flower Morphology: Number of Petals: 4 Colour (petals): Showy, Green, Purple, Brown Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Aug, Sep Additional Info: Not showy

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Rhizomes, Stipule, leafy, Plantlets at leaf nodes

Propagation:	Seed, Division - above ground parts, Division - below ground parts
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Anthracnose, Leaf scorch, Mealybugs, Rust

Location(s): (BUG) BUG garden (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa (NRY) NuRserY (WLG) WoodLand Garden Location Map

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