Virginia spring beauty.

Auf einen Blick

Pflegestufe

Einfach

Pflanzenart

Perennial

Licht

Partial shade to full sun in early spring

Licht im Innenraum

Hell, indirekt

Gießen

Alle 3 bis 7 Tage

Endgröße

6 inches

Wachstum

Langsam

Winterhärte

USDA 3 bis 8

Blütezeit

Early to mid spring

Pflege

Plant these in a spot that gets plenty of light before the trees leaf out. Keep the soil consistently moist during their active growing phase. Watch for the foliage to yellow and fade, which signals the plant is entering dormancy.

Gießen

Keep the soil evenly moist while the plant is actively growing.

Düngen

A light application of compost in the fall is usually plenty.

Schneiden

Simply remove any dead foliage once the plant has gone dormant.

Umtopfen

These plants prefer to stay undisturbed in the garden.

Boden

Moist, humus rich soil

Boden-pH

Acidic to neutral

Temperatur

-30 bis 30°C

Luftfeuchtigkeit

40 bis 70%

Trockenheitstoleranz

Gering

Lebensdauer

Perennial, typically 5 to 10 years

Wildverbiss-Resistenz

Mittel

Sicherheit

Menschen

The plant is generally considered non-toxic, but the presence of oxalates means it should not be eaten in large quantities.

Kinder

There are no specific safety concerns for children, though as with any plant, ingestion of raw foliage is not recommended.

Kontaktallergene

There are no known skin irritants associated with this plant.

Allergene in der Luft

The pollen is not considered a significant allergen.

Essbarkeit

While the leaves and corms are edible, they contain oxalates and should be consumed in moderation.

So erkennst du die Pflanze

• Five petaled white or pink flowers
• Dark pink veins on petals
• Pair of narrow grass like leaves
• Grows from a small corm

Höhe

0,1 bis 0,2m

Breite

0,1 bis 0,15m

Blätter

green, deciduous

Blüten

white, pink, 1 bis 2cm

Früchte

brown, Late spring

Häufige Probleme

• Slugs — Slugs may feed on the tender young foliage during damp spring weather.

Standort und Pflege

Vermehrung

seed, division

Pflanzzeit

fall

Überwinterung

The plant naturally goes dormant underground as a corm, so no special winter protection is needed.

Im Kübel

It is not well suited for containers as it requires specific woodland soil conditions and dormancy cycles.

Plant these in drifts under deciduous trees where they can enjoy the spring sun before the shade sets in.

Gute Pflanzpartner

• White Trillium — They share similar woodland habitat requirements and bloom times.
• Bloodroot — Both are spring ephemerals that thrive in the same woodland conditions.

Ähnliche Arten

• Claytonia caroliniana — It is a very similar species with broader leaves.

Botanisches

Familie

Montiaceae

Gattung

Claytonia

Ordnung

Caryophyllales

Klasse

Magnoliopsida

Ursprüngliche Heimat

Eastern North America

Artenschutz

It is widespread and common throughout its native range and is not currently of conservation concern.

It thrives in moist, deciduous woodlands where it takes advantage of the high light levels before trees leaf out.

Nutzen für Wildtiere

early nectar source

Bestäuber

Bienen, Schmetterlinge

Verwendung

edible leaves, edible corms, spring groundcover

Taxonomie abgeglichen mit GBIF.

Häufige Fragen

When does it bloom?

It blooms in early to mid spring, usually right after the snow melts.

Does it stay green all summer?

No, it is a spring ephemeral and will go dormant and disappear by early summer.

Woher der Name kommt

The genus name honors John Clayton, an early American botanist, while the species name refers to its discovery in Virginia.

Gut zu wissen

• The flowers often show pink veins that act as nectar guides for pollinators.
• It is also commonly known as spring beauty.
• The small, potato-like corms were historically eaten by Native Americans.
• It grows from a small, deep-seated corm that allows it to survive winter dormancy.