Description
Wild Strawberry, Fragaria virginiana
QUART POT
Light: Full Sun, Light Shade
Moisture: Dry
Soil: Loam, Sand
Height: 3–6 inches
Bloom Season: April, May, June
Bloom Color: White
Benefits: Birds, Pollinators, Host Plant, Deer Resistant
Notes:
Fragaria virginiana is a native Wild Strawberry with small, edible fruit. It has great autumn color, too. The plants spreads easily by runners to forms patches—so it is great to use as a ground cover.
Wild strawberry has delicate white flowers that bloom among the trifoliate leaves from mid to late spring. Its delicious berries appear in early in the summer. In the fall the low growing foliage turns shades of red and maroon. Wild strawberries are easily grown and prefer full sun or light shade, and well-drained soil.
Wild strawberry is a host plant for many small moths: Smith’s Dart, Grizzled Skipper, Purple-Lined Sallow, and Crocus Geometer.
Photo Credits:
1. Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
2. Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
3. Botanical illustration, public domain, Wikimedia Commons
4. Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
5. Terry L Spivey, Terry Spivey Photography, Bugwood.org
