Red Miner's Lettuce Plant Care
Claytonia rubra (Howell) Tidestr.
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Claytonia rubra is a species of wildflower in the springbeauty family known by the common names redstem springbeauty and red miner's lettuce. It is native to western North America from southwestern Canada to the United States of America extending from The Black Hills and western slopes of the Rocky Mountains to the Cascade and Coast Range, Ochoco and Wallowa Mountains south to the Warner Mountains, Yolla Bolly Mountains, and Sierra Nevada and Transverse Ranges [Mt.
Partial shade to full shade
At a glance
How do you care for Red Miner's Lettuce?
Red Miner's Lettuce grows best in partial shade to full shade.
What Is the Red Miner's Lettuce?
Red Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia rubra) belongs to the Montiaceae family within the Claytonia genus. Red Miner's Lettuce is native to coniferous forests and shrublands. Red Miner's Lettuce is also known as Red Springbeauty.
Red Miner's Lettuce displays a low rosette, spreading growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Red Miner's Lettuce produces small, delicate white or pink flowers.
What Light Does the Red Miner's Lettuce Need?
Red Miner's Lettuce thrives in partial shade to full shade. Avoid placing Red Miner's Lettuce in direct, harsh sunlight for extended periods, as this can scorch the foliage.
Light Requirement
Partial shade to full shade
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Red Miner's Lettuce?
Moist, well-draining soil rich in organic matter. Good drainage is essential for Red Miner's Lettuce to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Red Miner's Lettuce?
Repot every 1-2 years in early spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Red Miner's Lettuce?
Red Miner's Lettuce can be propagated through seeds. Similar propagation techniques also apply to siberian miner's lettuce plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Red Miner's Lettuce Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Red Miner's Lettuce, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Red Miner's Lettuce?
Red Miner's Lettuce is susceptible to aphids, slugs, snails. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
Keep exploring plants
Red Miner's Lettuce is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Claytonia genus — compare its care with other Claytonia species on PlantoScan.
Claytonia is part of the Montiaceae plant family — browse all Montiaceae genera and species.
Red Miner's Lettuce copes with lower light than most plants — browse the full list of low-light plants.
More Claytonia Species
Other Claytonia species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:
Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Claytonia rubra (Howell) Tidestr., family Montiaceae (first published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 25: 188 (1925)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Red Miner's Lettuce, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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