Tolmiea menziesii
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Size at maturity: 12-30" tall, 1' wide
- Canopy layer: groundcover
- Light requirements: full shade, part-sun/part-shade
- Moisture requirements: moist soil
- Special features: evergreen
Lush green forest groundcover. Also known as Youth-on-Age; names attributed to the young plantlets growing on top of older leaves. Maroon flowers on stems Apr-Aug; spreads by seed or by "Youth" plants rooting when their stems bend down and touch the ground.
Photo Credit: Tracy Cozine