100 MINER’S LETTUCE Winter Purslane Spinach Claytonia Perfoliata Vegetable Seeds

Description:
Name: Miner’s Lettuce
Other common names: Winter Purslane, Indian Lettuce, Spring Beauty
Scientific name: Claytonia Perfoliata syn. Montia Perfoliata
Color: White Flowers
Plant seeds: Outdoors after frost, indoors weeks before last frost
Bloom time: May – July
Harvest: Leaves beginning in January
Hardiness zone: 5 – 9
Plant height: 6 – 12 inches
Plant spacing: 9 inches
Light requirements: Sun – Shade
Soil & water preferences: Moist – Wet
Quantity: 100 seeds – harvested in the USA

Additional information:
Miner’s Lettuce can thrive under any light level and even in poor soil, although it prefers moist shaded areas. As annuals, these plants are fast-growing and serve as an excellent groundcover. The foliage of Miner’s Lettuce turns red in the fall. Its young leaves are edible, offering a crunchy, mild, and tender addition to salads. The flavor remains consistent whether the plant is flowering or not.