Piggyback Plant, Pickaback Plant, Youth on Age, Mother-of-thousands, Thousand Mothers characteristics and description:
foliage colour
green
plant types
leafy ornamentals
landscape use
mass planting, flowerbed, border, rock garden
fern or grass height (cm)
5-30 cm
poisonous plant
not poisonous plant
type of stem
creeper
lifetime
perennial
Tolmiea cultivation, care and growing:
light needs
semi-shade, full sun
soil acidity
alkaline soil, neutral soil
water needs
moderate, high
soil type
sandy loam soil, loamy soil
frost resistance
frost resistance
cold hardiness zone
6 (-23 to -18°c), 7 (-18 to -12°c), 8 (-12 to -7°c), 9 (-7 to -1°c)
shelter in winter
requires shelter
*Some characteristics are relevant for a temperate climate
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