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Claytonia Species, Alaska Spring Beauty

Claytoniasarmentosa

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Genus

Claytonia (klay-TOH-nee-uh)

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Species

sarmentosa (sar-men-TOH-suh)

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Synonym

Claytonia vestiana

Limnia sarmentosa

Montia sarmentosa

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Sun to Partial Shade

Light Shade

Foliage

Herbaceous

Height

under 6 in. (15 cm)

Spacing

Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness

USDA Zone 2a: to -45.5 °C (-50 °F)

USDA Zone 2b: to -42.7 °C (-45 °F)

USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)

USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)

USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)

Danger

Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color

Pale Pink

Pink

Bloom Time

Late Spring/Early Summer

Mid Summer

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Gardener's Notes:

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Grasmussen

Anchorage, AK (Zone 4a) | August 2007 | neutral

Spring Beauty, Claytonia sarmentosa, is found near melting snow beds, and streams, on wet rocky alpine slopes, throughout most of Alaska....Read More

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