Pink purslane
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Pink purslane

Claytonia sibirica L.

Any light
Medium
23 cm
23 cm

Montiaceae

Also called Pink Purslane, Siberian springbeauty

Formerly Claytonia alsinoides, Claytonia asarifolia, Claytonia bulbifera, Claytonia unalaschkensis, and 12 more

When it flowers

Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.

PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet

If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.

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About it

Grows as
Annual or perennialKew's checklist, not yet checked
Climate
TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
Wild in
Komandor Is. to W. U.S.A.Kew's checklist, not yet checked
Light
Sun or shadeRead from RHS and Plantlust, not yet checked: its sources are splitTied: no reading has a majority of the 2 sources, so all are kept for a person to settle. Sources differ: RHS full; Plantlust part, shade
Height
15 cm to 30 cmRead from RHS and Plantlust, checked by a majority of its sourcesBacked by both sources. Sources differ: RHS 0.1–0.5 m; Plantlust 6–12 in
Spread
15 cm to 30 cmRead from RHS and Plantlust, checked by a majority of its sourcesBacked by both sources. Sources differ: RHS 0.1–0.5 m; Plantlust 6–12 in
Water
Average: moist, well drainedRead from Plantlust and RHS, checked by a majority of its sourcesBacked by both sources
Flowers
White, pinkRead from RHS, Plantlust and Wikipedia, checked by a majority of its sourcesBacked by all 3 sources
Coldest it survives
-24.4 °C (USDA zone 5b)Read from RHS and Plantlust, checked: the middle of what its sources sayHalfway between its 2 sources, which differ. Sources differ: RHS -20 °C; Plantlust -28.9 °C

Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.

In other languages (4)

Welsh
porpin pinc
German
Sibirisches Quellenkraut
Finnish
alaskankleitonia
Dutch
roze winterpostelein, Roze winterpostelein

Where this comes from

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