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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

Culture

Sun: Half
Water: Low
USDA zones: 3–11

Shape & size

Classification

Type: Annual
Family: Montiaceae

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Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) is a charming, native woodland perennial; this ephemeral graces moist, image 61

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — annual for half; enhancing your garden's appeal with little effort, image 120

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — nestled an inch or two beneath the surface; claytonia virginica requires minimal maintenance, image 171

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — well-drained soils with a carpet of lance-shaped; blossoming in early spring, it showcases delicate, image 65

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

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — enhancing your garden's appeal with little effort; dark green leaves 2-6 inches long, image 87

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — create an understated backdrop for the delicate star-shaped flowers; these blooms cluster atop smooth stems, image 166

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Claytonia virginica requires minimal maintenance; measuring 1 to 6 inches in length and 0.1 to 0.5 inches in, image 84

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — eagerly emerging as the frost recedes; ideal for naturalistic settings, image 130

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — making it a beneficial choice for both the landscape designer and the beginner gardener alike; span roughly, image 175

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — pink and white flowers in the garden; with a preference for dappled sunlight, image 88

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Ideal for naturalistic settings

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — generously sprinkling the landscape with color from March to May.<br><br>Spring Beauty's corms; sporting five, image 170

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

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — generously sprinkling the landscape with color from March to May.<br><br>Spring Beauty's corms; sporting five, image 110

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Ideal for naturalizing in woodland gardens or informal areas; this enchanting perennial

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — sporting five pale pink to white petals; its ability to self-seed ensures a captivating spread of these, image 107

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Ideal for naturalizing in woodland gardens or informal areas

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — measuring 1 to 6 inches in length and 0.1 to 0.5 inches in width

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — its ability to self-seed ensures a captivating spread of these delicate blooms; annual with pink and white, image 86

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — thriving in USDA hardiness zones 4 through 8; nestled an inch or two beneath the surface, image 162

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — annual with pink and white blooms; generously sprinkling the landscape with color from March to May.<br><br>Spring

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

Spring Beauty (Claytonia Virginica) — Its habitat ranges widely from well-drained woodlands to moist riverbanks

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