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Youth-on-age

Known by the common names youth on age, thousand mothers, and piggyback plant it is a perennial plant commonly kept as an ornamental. It requires moisture and does not tolerate much sun or dry conditions. It bears small flowers of various colors, usually brownish-purple to white depending on the cultivar. It has hairy, toothed leaves and a capsule fruit containing spiny seed. Description from Calscape

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Youth-on-age

Youth-on-age fast facts

Scientific Name

Tolmiea menziesii

Family

Saxifragaceae

Garden Type

Container Appropriate, Rain Garden Appropriate, Anywhere

Wildlife

Bees, Butterflies

Native Plant Region

Western WA, PNW, North America

Light needs

Filtered, Full Shade

Water Needs

Medium

Plant Type

Flowering, Groundcover & Grasses, Perennial

Bloom Color(s)

Purple, Other

Height

0 – 2 feet

Width

0 – 1, 1 – 2 feet

Months in Bloom

May, June, July, August

Safe Beneath Power Lines?

Yes
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