Spring Beauty
Claytonia Virginica
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.
Culture
- Sun
- Half
- Water
- Low
- USDA zones
- 3–11
Shape & size
Classification
- Type
- Annual
- Family
- Montiaceae
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