Tolmiea menziesii Youth on age (Saxifragaceae) Evergreen perennial

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Tolmiea menziesii
Youth on age
Evergreen perennial
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The Tolmiea menziesii plant species is found in Western N. America. Occasionally naturalized in Britain[17]. It is a member of the Saxifragaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Youth on age. Some home gardeners know the variety as Tiarella menziesii

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Latin Name:  Tolmiea menziesii
Common Name:  Youth on age
Family:  Saxifragaceae
Author:  (Pursh.)Torr.&Gray.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.6   Mature Width:  0.5

Habitat:  Moist coniferous woods below 1800 metres[187], especially by streams[60].

Propagation Notes: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame and only just cover the seed. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division of young plants in spring. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is best to pot up smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a greenhouse or cold frame until they are growing away well. Plant them out in the summer or the following spring.

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