An excellent foliage plant for shady spaces, this selection of the native piggy-back plant can light up a dark spot with its gold-speckled foliage. Tiny maroon flowers on slender stalks in spring are interesting though not super showy. The foliage doesn’t reach more than a foot high with the flower stalks rising up to 2 ft. This plant has an unusual method of reproduction. New plants grow from the center of the scalloped leaves, hence the common names “piggy-back plant” and “youth on age”. Needs shade with regular moisture. Tolerates root competition, making it a great plant for under redwoods. Wonderful in containers too.
Tolmiea menziesii 'Taff's Gold'
golden piggy-back plant
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- Average Height: 1 - 2 ft
- Average Width: 1 - 3 ft
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