Fragaria virginiana - (Wild Strawberry)
GARDEN SITE: ⛅ Easily grown in fertile, moist to dry-mesic soils.
SIZE: 3-6 in. SPREAD: 2 ft.-indefinitely via runners
FLOWERS: White. April-May.
WILDLIFE: Attracts insects and birds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Gray Hairstreak butterfly, Purple-lined Sallow moth, Smeared Dagger moth, Smith’s Dart, Crocus Geometer moth
ZONE: 5-9
DISTRIBUTION: AK , AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY, OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
If you’re looking for a versatile, edible ground cover that isn’t fussy, look no further! Fragaria virginiana is a tough little plant that can adapt to a variety of growing conditions and is more disease resistant than cultivated varieties of strawberries. Not only are the fruits deliciously sweet, but the blooms are important for early spring pollinators. Great as a ground cover, for use on slopes as erosion control or in woodland gardens.
GARDEN SITE: ⛅ Easily grown in fertile, moist to dry-mesic soils.
SIZE: 3-6 in. SPREAD: 2 ft.-indefinitely via runners
FLOWERS: White. April-May.
WILDLIFE: Attracts insects and birds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Gray Hairstreak butterfly, Purple-lined Sallow moth, Smeared Dagger moth, Smith’s Dart, Crocus Geometer moth
ZONE: 5-9
DISTRIBUTION: AK , AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY, OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
If you’re looking for a versatile, edible ground cover that isn’t fussy, look no further! Fragaria virginiana is a tough little plant that can adapt to a variety of growing conditions and is more disease resistant than cultivated varieties of strawberries. Not only are the fruits deliciously sweet, but the blooms are important for early spring pollinators. Great as a ground cover, for use on slopes as erosion control or in woodland gardens.
GARDEN SITE: ⛅ Easily grown in fertile, moist to dry-mesic soils.
SIZE: 3-6 in. SPREAD: 2 ft.-indefinitely via runners
FLOWERS: White. April-May.
WILDLIFE: Attracts insects and birds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Gray Hairstreak butterfly, Purple-lined Sallow moth, Smeared Dagger moth, Smith’s Dart, Crocus Geometer moth
ZONE: 5-9
DISTRIBUTION: AK , AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY, OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
If you’re looking for a versatile, edible ground cover that isn’t fussy, look no further! Fragaria virginiana is a tough little plant that can adapt to a variety of growing conditions and is more disease resistant than cultivated varieties of strawberries. Not only are the fruits deliciously sweet, but the blooms are important for early spring pollinators. Great as a ground cover, for use on slopes as erosion control or in woodland gardens.
