Tolmiea diplomenziesii
Piggyback Plant
Tolmiea menziesii
(Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray Species
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- Botanical name
- Tolmiea menziesii
- Also known as
- Pick-a-Back Plant, Pick-a-Back-Plant, Pickaback, Pig-a-Back Plant, Piggyback Plant, Thousand Mothers, Youth-on-Age
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Genus
- Tolmiea
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Piggyback Plant
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Tolmiea menziesii but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Heuchera menziesii
Leptaxis menziesii
Tiarella mensiesii
Tolmiea menziesii f. gemmifera
Others in Tolmiea
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