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|familia=Saxifragaceae
|familia=Saxifragaceae
|genus=Tolmiea  
|genus=Tolmiea
|species=menziesii
|species=menziesii
|common_name=Pickaback plant, Piggyback plant, Thousand mothers
|common_name=Pickaback plant, Piggyback plant, Thousand mothers
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=herbaceous
|Min ht box=18
|Min ht box=18
|Min ht metric=in
|Min ht metric=in
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|exposure=shade
|exposure=shade
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|water=moist
|water_ref=Wikipedia
|features=flowers
|features=flowers
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=9
|max_zone=9
|image=Upload.png
|image=Tolmiea menziesii.JPG
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Tolmiea menziesii amongst Bedstraw
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| latin_name = ''Tolmiea menziesii''
 
| common_names =    <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| lifespan =    <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
| image = Tolmiea menziesii.JPG
| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
| image_caption = Tolmiea menziesii amongst Bedstraw
| regnum = Plantae  <!--- Kingdom -->
| divisio =  <!--- Phylum -->
| classis =    <!--- Class -->
| ordo =    <!--- Order -->
| familia =    <!--- Family -->
| genus = Tolmiea
| species = menziesii
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Tolmiea menziesii, Torr. & Gray (Leptaxis Menziesii, Raf.). Perennial herb, 1-2 ft. high, with slender creeping root-stocks and some summer runners: lvs. round-cordate, more or less lobed and crenately toothed, slender-stalked, all alternate, those of the st. 2-4 in number: raceme 3/4 – 1 1/2 ft. long: fls. and caps. nearly 1/2 in. long, greenish or tinged purple. Forests of Mendocino Co., Calif., to Puget Sound. — Prop. naturally by adventitious buds, produced at the apex of the petioles of the radical lvs. and rooting when these fall to the ground.
Tolmiea menziesii, Torr. & Gray (Leptaxis Menziesii, Raf.). Perennial herb, 1-2 ft. high, with slender creeping root-stocks and some summer runners: lvs. round-cordate, more or less lobed and crenately toothed, slender-stalked, all alternate, those of the st. 2-4 in number: raceme 3/4 – 1 1/2 ft. long: fls. and caps. nearly 1/2 in. long, greenish or tinged purple. Forests of Mendocino Co., Calif., to Puget Sound. — Prop. naturally by adventitious buds, produced at the apex of the petioles of the radical lvs. and rooting when these fall to the ground.
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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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It requires moisture and does not tolerate much sun or dry conditions.


===Propagation===
===Propagation===
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The plant is most interesting for its reproductive habits. It grows plantlets from the petiole near the base of each leaf. The plantlets drop off, fall in the soil, and take root there. It will also reproduce by rhizome and by seed propagation.


===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
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Latest revision as of 15:59, 28 April 2010

 Tolmiea menziesii subsp. var.  Pickaback plant, Piggyback plant, Thousand mothers
Tolmiea menziesii amongst Bedstraw
The query description has an empty condition.: herbaceous
Height: ⇕ to
Width: ⇔ to
18in24in 3ft6ft
Height: ⇕ 18 in to 24 in
Width: ⇔ 3 ft to 6 ft
The query description has an empty condition.: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈
Poisonous: ☠
Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
The query description has an empty condition.: ☼ shade
The query description has an empty condition.: ◍ moist
Features: ✓ flowers
Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place
Minimum Temp: ☃ °F
USDA Zones: 6 to 9
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: ❀ red, pink
Saxifragaceae > Tolmiea menziesii var. ,



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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Tolmiea menziesii, Torr. & Gray (Leptaxis Menziesii, Raf.). Perennial herb, 1-2 ft. high, with slender creeping root-stocks and some summer runners: lvs. round-cordate, more or less lobed and crenately toothed, slender-stalked, all alternate, those of the st. 2-4 in number: raceme 3/4 – 1 1/2 ft. long: fls. and caps. nearly 1/2 in. long, greenish or tinged purple. Forests of Mendocino Co., Calif., to Puget Sound. — Prop. naturally by adventitious buds, produced at the apex of the petioles of the radical lvs. and rooting when these fall to the ground. CH


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Cultivation

It requires moisture and does not tolerate much sun or dry conditions.

Propagation

The plant is most interesting for its reproductive habits. It grows plantlets from the petiole near the base of each leaf. The plantlets drop off, fall in the soil, and take root there. It will also reproduce by rhizome and by seed propagation.

Pests and diseases

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