Spring Beauty - Claytonia virginica

A cheerful flower for early Spring that can, in the right conditions, naturalize easily by bulb spread and self-seeding. The flowers appear pink,but are actually white with pink stripes. Early bloomers like Claytonia are important sources of food for a wide variety of emerging bees. Its narrow, grass-like foliage keeps growing after blooms fade, and dies back into dormancy by late Spring. The small underground edible tubers were eaten by early Americans. Interplant it with Polemonium reptans (Jacob’sLadder) or Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium) to disguise the loss of foliage after it goes dormant. It loves to grow at the feet of trees too. Height 6-8” Bloom time: April (Spring Ephemeral: foliage dies back after bloom) Bloom color: White to Pink Sun: Full sun to part shade Soil conditions: Rich, medium moist, well-drained