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Spring Beauty

Claytonia Virginica

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Overview

Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) is a charming, native woodland perennial. Blossoming in early spring, it showcases delicate pink-veined, white flowers atop slender 6-12 inch stems. Thriving in partial shade, this ephemeral graces moist, well-drained soils with a carpet of lance-shaped, dark green leaves 2-6 inches long. Ideal for naturalistic settings, it offers early-season nectar for pollinators before retreating underground by late spring as temperatures rise.

Sun HalfWater LowZones 3–11Type Annual

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Thriving in partial shade; each exhibit fine pink streaks and span about 0.5 to 0.75 inches across, image 63

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Ideal for naturalistic settings; create an understated backdrop for the delicate star-shaped flowers

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — These blooms cluster atop smooth stems rising to a modest height of 3 to 6 inches; eagerly emerging as the, image 139

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — create an understated backdrop for the delicate star-shaped flowers; these blooms cluster atop smooth stems, image 106

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — span roughly 0.5 inches in diameter and provide a sustainable anchor for yearly returns

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) is a charming, native woodland perennial; this ephemeral graces moist, image 121

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) is a charming, native woodland perennial

Culture

Sun: Half
Water: Low
USDA zones: 3–11

Shape & size

Classification

Type: Annual
Family: Montiaceae

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Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Thriving in partial shade; each exhibit fine pink streaks and span about 0.5 to 0.75 inches across, image 63

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Ideal for naturalistic settings; create an understated backdrop for the delicate star-shaped flowers

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — These blooms cluster atop smooth stems rising to a modest height of 3 to 6 inches; eagerly emerging as the, image 139

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — create an understated backdrop for the delicate star-shaped flowers; these blooms cluster atop smooth stems, image 106

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — span roughly 0.5 inches in diameter and provide a sustainable anchor for yearly returns

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) is a charming, native woodland perennial; this ephemeral graces moist, image 121

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) is a charming, native woodland perennial

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — enhancing your garden's appeal with little effort; dark green leaves 2-6 inches long, image 147

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — nestled an inch or two beneath the surface; claytonia virginica requires minimal maintenance, image 141

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — These blooms cluster atop smooth stems rising to a modest height of 3 to 6 inches; eagerly emerging as the frost recedes

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — it can also adapt to full sun conditions if consistently moist soil is assured.<br><br>The plant's slender, image 134

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — pink and white flowers in the garden; with a preference for dappled sunlight, image 118

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — generously sprinkling the landscape with color from March to May.<br><br>Spring Beauty's corms; sporting five, image 80

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — With a preference for dappled sunlight

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — this ephemeral graces moist; making it a beneficial choice for both the landscape designer and the beginner, image 94

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — These blooms cluster atop smooth stems rising to a modest height of 3 to 6 inches; eagerly emerging as the, image 169

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — create an understated backdrop for the delicate star-shaped flowers

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — These blooms cluster atop smooth stems rising to a modest height of 3 to 6 inches; eagerly emerging as the, image 109

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — span roughly 0.5 inches in diameter and provide a sustainable anchor for yearly returns; spring Beauty, image 82

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Its habitat ranges widely from well-drained woodlands to moist riverbanks; it can also adapt to full sun conditions if

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Ideal for naturalistic settings; create an understated backdrop for the delicate star-shaped flowers, image 97

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Blossoming in early spring, it showcases delicate pink-veined, white flowers atop slender 6-12 inch stems, image 152

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Thriving in partial shade; each exhibit fine pink streaks and span about 0.5 to 0.75 inches across, image 153

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — the Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica); annual for half, image 69

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Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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Girish Pradhan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Rob Hille, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

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