Carolina springbeauty
Claytonia caroliniana
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Sizeup to 10 inches tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White , pink
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Carolina springbeauty (Claytonia caroliniana) is a perennial for woodland gardens, borders, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to wet, sandy or loamy soil. Several pink or white flowers with darker pink veins form a loose cluster near the top of the slender stem, and bees visit them. The plant disappears from above ground shortly after the seed capsules ripen, so mark its spot.
Pairs well with Cinnamon fern, Mountain laurel, and Blue wild indigo.
Native range
AR, CT, GA, IN, and 19 more places. See all 23
AR, CT, GA, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV; NB, NS, ON, and PE.