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 3–11

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — scientifically named Claytonia perfoliata

Culture

Sun: Half
Water: Low
USDA zones: 3–11

Shape & size

Classification

Family: Montiaceae

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Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — It features circular, emerald-green leaves enveloping its delicate white-pink flowers; miner's Lettuce, image 48

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — It's a self-seeding cool-season annual, providing a lush ground cover and an early spring salad, image 50

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — This ephemeral beauty reaches 6-12 inches in height and prefers moist, shaded locales; miner's Lettuce, image 49

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — scientifically named Claytonia perfoliata; especially during dry spells.<br><br>Ideal for adding greenery, image 52

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — Miner's Lettuce produces tiny white to pale pink flowers that nestle in the center of its perfoliated, image 57

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — Regular watering will keep it lush; and slightly succulent leaves, image 61

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — well-draining soil with a preference for loamy textures; it also serves as an intriguing addition to, image 59

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — though it tends to tolerate a range of soil types; this ephemeral beauty reaches 6-12 inches in height and, image 60

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — this plant is well-suited for cooler landscapes and thrives in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 9, image 58

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — cool-season annual native to the mountain and coastal regions of western North America; annual / herb for, image 53

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — Adaptable and low-maintenance; cool-season annual native to the mountain and coastal regions of western, image 54

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — and slightly succulent leaves; white flowers in the garden, image 56

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — this plant is renowned for its edible; though it tends to tolerate a range of soil types, image 55

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — especially during dry spells.<br><br>Ideal for adding greenery to shaded garden beds; underplanting in, image 62

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — Miner's Lettuce accentuates any space with a splash of verdant foliage and subtle floral accents, image 64

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — underplanting in woodland gardens; miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) is a nutritious, edible native, image 63

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) — cultivated harvest for salads and garnishes; annual / herb with white blooms, image 66

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — white flowers in the garden; scientifically named Claytonia perfoliata, image 67

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — annual / herb with white blooms; well-draining soil with a preference for loamy textures, image 68

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) — annual / herb for half; cultivated harvest for salads and garnishes, image 69

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia Perfoliata) — Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) is a nutritious, edible native spreader, thriving in USDA zones, image 70

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

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