{"product_id":"claytonia-parviflora","title":"Claytonia parviflora (Spring Beauty)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNarrowleaf Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia parviflora)\u003c\/strong\u003e is the slender cousin of common Miner's Lettuce, a charming native winter annual of West Coast woodland edges and shaded streambanks. Six to twelve inches tall, with succulent narrow leaves and tiny white flowers tinged faintly pink in spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike its better-known relative, this plant is \u003cstrong\u003eedible\u003c\/strong\u003e. The tender succulent leaves taste mild and lemony, eaten raw in spring salads or lightly cooked. Pomo and Kashaya peoples and other West Coast tribes have eaten Claytonia greens as a traditional spring food for generations, and California gold rush miners gave the genus its English name when they ate it to ward off scurvy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall native bees work the inconspicuous flowers. Plants self-seed reliably and disappear by midsummer, returning with the fall rains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNative from Washington and Oregon south through California into the desert Southwest. A spring ephemeral, in and out by June, perfect for filling shaded woodland edges with quiet green and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on browsing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tender edible foliage is grazed by deer, rabbits, and voles. Plant in protected woodland nooks or accept some browse pressure as part of the wildlife value.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful at the base of native ferns, salal, sword fern, and woodland strawberry for a self-seeding shaded ground layer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","offers":[{"title":"1-gallon \/ Shinglehouse","offer_id":44010015817816,"sku":"01203232","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/dragonflyfarmlanglois.com\/products\/claytonia-parviflora","provider":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}