General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 6 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: 6 to 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Uses: Will Naturalize

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Claytonia perfoliata subsp. perfoliata
  • Synonym: Montia perfoliata
  • Synonym: Claytonia spathulata

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