Pint-sized plant
Light: Shade
Soil: Medium - Medium Wet
Height: 5 inches
Bloom: April-May
Description: Before most emerge, this wildflower heralds the coming of spring. The delicate blossoms open only on sunny days, and have white or pink-striped white petals and pink pollen. This petite woodland ephemeral carpets the ground for up to three weeks, with each individual flower blooming for three days. This plant supports the tiny spring beauty miner bee with its pollen. A true ephemeral, it disappears aboveground by early summer. For mid-May plantings, this plant will be past the flowering stage and entering the seed stage.
