About
Fragaria vesca 'Semperflorens' is a semi-evergreen strawberry plant that reaches up to 30 cm in height. It features vibrant green, serrated leaves and produces white flowers from May through November. During this period, the plant yields small red fruits, approximately 1 cm in length.
About the genus
Fragaria consists of perennial plants that produce runners and feature leaves made up of three leaflets. They bear rounded flowers, which can be white or pink, and are followed by red fruits that are edible.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Can be grown in a wide range of soils, but thrives in alkaline soils. Tolerant of partial shade; for best fruiting grow full sun. Good for the edge of informal borders or as a ground cover; can spread. Suitable for container cultivation
- Pruning
- Remove excess runners
- Propagation
- Remove and transplant runners. Propagate by seed sow at 13-18°C in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, slugs, glasshouse red spider mite and vine weevil
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to strawberry viruses and root rot. Fruit prone to grey moulds