{"product_id":"piggy-back-plant","title":"Piggyback Plant","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" id=\"formula-bar\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"t-formula-bar-input-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"t-formula-bar-input\" spellcheck=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-autocomplete=\"list\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"combobox\" class=\"cell-input\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTolmiea menziesii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePiggyback plant, also known as youth-on-age, is a lush herbaceous plant that lures pollinators into the woodland garden. Dense mounds of mostly\u003cspan\u003e-evergreen \u003c\/span\u003efoliage spread easily, resulting in attractive colonies in moist understory areas. In spring, elongated maroon flowers bloom along stalks dangling up to two feet above the foliage. It's aptly named due to its adorable growth habit, where baby plantlets develop on the tops of mature leaves; the youth literally piggy-backing off the old. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlant type\/canopy layer:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003edeciduous, perennial, herbaceous plant\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSize at maturity: \u003c\/b\u003efoliage is usually 8-1\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e2\" tall, flower stalks stand up to 36\" tall, 12-24\" wide\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLight requirements:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e full shade, part-sun\/part-shade\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMoisture requirements: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emoist soil\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBloom time: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eApril - August \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrowth rate\/ease: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003efast growing, easy to grow\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWildlife support: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eflowers attract and provide nectar to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eadult butterflies, bees and other insect pollinators; overall plant supports beneficial and pest eating insects\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNative habitat\/range: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003egrows in moist forests and along streambanks, mostly west of the Cascades, across the Pacific Northwest. Portland Plant List - yes.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSpecial features \u0026amp; uses:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e mostly-evergreen; quickly spreading groundcover; landscape uses include pollinator gardens and woodland gardens \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGardening with Piggyback Plant: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePiggyback plant prefers shady areas with moist soil that's high in organic matter (leave the leaves!). Though it can be an aggressive spreader, this is usually welcomed since it creates a lush, fuss-free groundcover almost year-round. Dry or otherwise disturbed soils will inhibit its advance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompanion Plants: \u003c\/strong\u003eConsider planting it in the shade of native trees such as big leaf maple (\u003cem\u003eAcer macrophyllum\u003c\/em\u003e), Western red cedar (\u003cem\u003eThuja plicata\u003c\/em\u003e) or Cascara (\u003cem\u003eFrangula purshiana\u003c\/em\u003e) and shrubs such as salal (\u003cem\u003eGaultheria shallon\u003c\/em\u003e), salmonberry (\u003cem\u003eRubus spectabilis\u003c\/em\u003e), snowberry (\u003cem\u003eSymphoricarpos albus\u003c\/em\u003e) or Nootka rose (\u003cem\u003eRosa nutkana\u003c\/em\u003e). In the herbaceous layer, try adding vanilla leaf (\u003cem\u003eAchlys triphylla\u003c\/em\u003e), bleeding heart (\u003cem\u003eDicentra formosa\u003c\/em\u003e), sword fern (\u003cem\u003ePolystichum munitum\u003c\/em\u003e), Hooker's or Smith's fairybells (\u003cem\u003eProsartes hookeri\/smithii\u003c\/em\u003e), Western Trillium (\u003cem\u003eTrillium ovatum\u003c\/em\u003e) and streambank violet (\u003cem\u003eViola glabella\u003c\/em\u003e).  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePhoto Credit 1: Tracy Cozine, Sparrowhawk Native Plants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePhoto Credit 2 (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations\/156848347\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewild plant\u003c\/a\u003e): \u003cspan\u003e© Eric Habisch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\"\u003esome rights reserved\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(CC-BY)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePhoto Credits 3, 4, 6, 7: Nikkie West, Sparrowhawk Native Plants \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePhoto Credit 5 (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations\/26366861\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eextreme close-up\u003c\/a\u003e): \u003cspan\u003e© Alison Northup\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\"\u003esome rights reserved\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(CC-BY)\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePhoto Credit 8 (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations\/46760864\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egroundcover\u003c\/a\u003e): \u003cspan\u003e© John Brew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\"\u003esome rights reserved\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(CC-BY)\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0234\/6031\/5216\/files\/Tolmiea.menziesii-wildplant_iNat.jpg?v=1750470208\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0234\/6031\/5216\/products\/Tolmiea.menziesii-budsclose_NW-smaller.jpg?v=1750470208\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0234\/6031\/5216\/products\/Tolmiea.menziesii-flower_NW-smaller.jpg?v=1750470208\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0234\/6031\/5216\/files\/Tolmiea.menziesii-extremecloseup_iNat.jpg?v=1750470208\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0234\/6031\/5216\/products\/Tolmiea.menziesii-flowerstalk7_NW-smaller.jpg?v=1750470208\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0234\/6031\/5216\/products\/Tolmiea.menziesii-population3_NW-smaller.jpg?v=1750470208\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0234\/6031\/5216\/files\/Tolmiea.menziesii-groundcover_iNat.jpg?v=1750470193\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sparrowhawk Native Plants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41281646035008,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/6342\/4320\/files\/Tolmiea.menziesii-habit_TC-square.png?v=1782266686","url":"https:\/\/wearvico.com\/products\/piggy-back-plant","provider":"wearvico","version":"1.0","type":"link"}