Perennials

Tolmiea menziesii (Piggyback Plant)

Tolmiea menziesii

Also known as Piggyback Plant

$4.95

Size

☀SunPart shade to full shade

💧WaterModerate to high

🌡Zones6-9

🦌DeerResistant

🌊CoastalSuitable

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About This Plant

Tolmiea menziesii (Piggyback Plant), 'Piggyback Plant', is valued for seasonal interest and the role it plays in PNW garden borders.

An ornamental perennial valued for its seasonal flower display and the role it plays in the garden border.

Full sun to part shade suits this species. Plant in moist, well-drained soil. Hardy USDA Zone 5 to 9. Provide consistent moisture during establishment. Cut back in late fall or early spring.

For a Pacific Northwest native perennial of similar character, consider Aquilegia formosa (Western Red Columbine), Tellima grandiflora (Fringecups), or Dicentra formosa (Pacific Bleeding Heart) , all support native pollinators.

Plant Details

Botanical: Tolmiea menziesii
Common name: Piggyback Plant
Lifecycle: Perennial
Foliage type: Evergreen
Mature size: 12-18 in tall × 18-24 in wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Bloom time: Late spring to early summer (May–July)
Bloom color: Pink, White
Foliage color: Green

Care Notes

Plant in humus-rich, consistently moist, acidic soil in shade. Avoid direct sun, which scorches leaves. Water regularly; resents drought. Propagates readily by pegging leaf-plantlets onto wet soil surface. Holds evergreen in mild coastal winters.

Garden Attributes

Pacific NW native
Deer resistant
Coastal suitable
Grown organically
Pollinator value: Bees, Butterflies
Wildlife: None documented

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