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Rosaceae
Fragaria x ananassa
Garden Strawberry, Strawberry
The sweet, aromatic red fruits of these low-growing herbaceous perennials are among the most welcome sights, tastes, and smells of late spring and early summer.
Garden strawberries vary greatly in the size and flavor of their fruits, but all bear three-lobed leaves and most form offsets via trailing stems known as stolons. Plants bear round white five-petaled flowers in early to mid-spring, followed by the cone-shaped fruits. Many cultivars produce only one crop a year in late spring and early summer, but everbearing cultivars continue fruiting through summer and fall (except during hot spells).
Adaptable to and grown in many regions of the world, garden strawberries like ample sun and moderately fertile, moist, well-drained, acidic to neutral soil. Remove older "mother" plants in spring or after plants bloom, leaving offsets to replace them. Garden strawberries are good choices for culinary gardens, containers, or "strawberry towers." They are vulnerable to numerous pests and diseases, which should be monitored and controlled if necessary.
8 - 1
4 - 8
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Fruit
Full Sun
6"-8" / 15.2cm - 20.3cm
1'-2' / 0.3m - 0.6m
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Hybrid Origin
Acidic, Neutral
Well Drained
Loam
Medium
Average Water
Mat-forming
Spring, Summer
Showy
White
Red
Green
No
Yes
Single
Matte
Container, Edging, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable
Birds
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