Product Specifications

• Product name: Claytonia virginiana, Spring Beauty qt.
• Native status: Native
• Height: 0.5-0.75 ft
• Width: 0.5-0.75 ft
• Can be maintained to desired size: No
• Light: Part to Full Shade
• Soil moisture: Average, medium moisture
• Drought tolerant: No
• Erosion control: No
• Hardiness zone: 3 to 8
• Deer resistance: Yes
• Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous
• Groundcover: Yes
• Fragrant: Yes
• Fruit: No
• Attracts birds: No
• Attractive flowers: Yes
• Larval host plant: No
• Attracts pollinators: Yes
• Fall foliage: Green

Claytonia virginiana, also known as the Spring Beauty, is an herbaceous perennial with attractive pink and white flowers in the spring. It is typically found in moist woodlands, valleys, meadows, and prairies. This plant is nontoxic, and even considered edible to humans.