Spring Beauty
Claytonia virginica var. virginica
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A beloved Virginia spring ephemeral with delicate white or pink flowers marked by darker pink veins.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Part Shade, Part Sun
- Soil Moisture
- Medium
- Height
- 3-10 in
- Spread
- 4-8 in
- Bloom Time
- Early Spring
- Bloom Color
- White to pale pink with pink veins
- Garden Uses
- Woodland gardens; naturalized lawns; spring ephemeral gardens
Spring beauty is one of the earliest native wildflowers to appear each year. Its small striped blossoms provide an important early food source for pollinators before the plant quietly goes dormant as the tree canopy fills in.
Good to know: Delicate striped flowers; spring ephemeral that disappears after flowering.