Piggyback Plant (Tolmiea menziesii) Identification and Care

Your "Mother-Daughter Plant" with baby leaves on mother leaves is Piggyback Plant (Tolmiea menziesii).

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Type: Perennial, cold-hardy to Alaska (outdoor ground plant)
Light: Bright cool shade
Indoor dormancy: May appear to die—DON'T discard. Keep barely moist, wait for resprout.
Water: Consistently slightly moist (not wet)

Plantlets form at leaf bases (the "babies")—can be pinned to soil to root new plants. Hence "piggyback."

A tough, charming plant that bridges indoor/outdoor gardening.

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