Description | Siberian Spring Beauty (Claytonia siberica) is a wild flower found growing in the Pacific northwest of USA. Blooms in the spring. Likes shaded moist sites. |
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Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | (5)6 |
Sunlight | shaded |
Moisture | moist |
Soil & Site | moist, found growing in meadows, moist woods. steam banks |
Flowers | 2 seplas and 5 petals, white or pink, 1-3 in clusters, may have a pink tinge, maybe white with pink stripes, 5 notched petals |
Leaves | green, fleshy |
Dimensions | 6-14 inches |
Propagation | seeds, division of plant |
Native Site | Siberian and Western USA |
Misc Facts | The genus is named in honor of John Clayton, one of America's earliest botanists. AKA: Montia sibirica, Candy Flower, Siberian Spring Beauty, Siberian Miner's Lettuce, Pink Purslane, Western Spring Beauty |