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Miner's Lettuce

Claytonia Perfoliata

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Overview

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) is a nutritious, edible native spreader, thriving in USDA zones 5-9. It features circular, emerald-green leaves enveloping its delicate white-pink flowers. This ephemeral beauty reaches 6-12 inches in height and prefers moist, shaded locales. It's a self-seeding cool-season annual, providing a lush ground cover and an early spring salad ingredient. Ideal for woodland gardens and underplanting with minimal maintenance.

Sun HalfWater LowZones 3–11Type Annual, Herb
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — Ideal for woodland gardens and underplanting with minimal maintenance; this plant is renowned for its, image 97
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — This ephemeral beauty reaches 6-12 inches in height and prefers moist, shaded locales; miner's Lettuce, image 72Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — especially during dry spells.<br><br>Ideal for adding greenery to shaded garden beds; underplanting in woodland gardensMiner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — annual / herb for half; cultivated harvest for salads and garnishes, image 115Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — It features circular, emerald-green leaves enveloping its delicate white-pink flowers; miner's Lettuce produces tinyMiner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — well-draining soil with a preference for loamy texturesMiner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — this plant is renowned for its edible+142

Culture

Sun
Half
Water
Low
USDA zones
3–11

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Annual, Herb
Family
Montiaceae

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Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — Ideal for woodland gardens and underplanting with minimal maintenance; this plant is renowned for its, image 97
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — This ephemeral beauty reaches 6-12 inches in height and prefers moist, shaded locales; miner's Lettuce, image 72
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — especially during dry spells.<br><br>Ideal for adding greenery to shaded garden beds; underplanting in woodland gardens
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — annual / herb for half; cultivated harvest for salads and garnishes, image 115
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — It features circular, emerald-green leaves enveloping its delicate white-pink flowers; miner's Lettuce produces tiny
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — well-draining soil with a preference for loamy textures
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — this plant is renowned for its edible
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — Miner's Lettuce produces tiny white to pale pink flowers that nestle in the center of its perfoliated leaves
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — Adaptable and low-maintenance
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — Ideal for woodland gardens and underplanting with minimal maintenance; this plant is renowned for its edible
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — It's a self-seeding cool-season annual, providing a lush ground cover and an early spring salad, image 73
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — This ephemeral beauty reaches 6-12 inches in height and prefers moist, shaded locales; miner's Lettuce, image 118
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — cultivated harvest for salads and garnishes
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — this plant is renowned for its edible; though it tends to tolerate a range of soil types, image 124
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — Miner's Lettuce accentuates any space with a splash of verdant foliage and subtle floral accents, image 110
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — it also serves as an intriguing addition to edible landscapes or kitchen gardens; regular watering will, image 65
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — though it tends to tolerate a range of soil types
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — it also serves as an intriguing addition to edible landscapes or kitchen gardens; regular watering will, image 88
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — annual / herb for half; cultivated harvest for salads and garnishes, image 92
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — this plant is renowned for its edible; though it tends to tolerate a range of soil types
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — annual / herb for half; cultivated harvest for salads and garnishes
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — well-draining soil with a preference for loamy textures; it also serves as an intriguing addition to, image 105
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — It features circular, emerald-green leaves enveloping its delicate white-pink flowers; miner's Lettuce, image 71
Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — scientifically named Claytonia perfoliata
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