Carolina Spring Beauty is a delicate perennial with pink-striped white flowers that bloom in early spring. Its small, succulent leaves provide a fresh green carpet in deciduous forests. This plant is often one of the first to bloom, signaling the arrival of spring.
Habitat
It grows in moist, shaded woodlands.
Diet
Bees and other early pollinators are attracted to its nectar.
How common
Common
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