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Cuban spinach | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Cuban spinach

Claytonia perfoliata

Genus: Claytonia
Family: Montiaceae
Common Names: Cuban winter purslane, miner's lettuce, spring beauty, winter purslane

About this plant

A freely self-seeding, annual wildflower of North America, with slightly succulent stems and leaves, In spring and summer, tiny white flowers are carried in clusters above the uppermost, saucer-like leaf. Winter purslane is sometimes cultivated as a salad crop

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any moist but well-drained soil in full sun

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by sowing seed in spring for cropping in summer, or in summer for cropping in autumn

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Floating

Time to Full Height

Two To Five Years