About

This everbearing variety perfect for container growing and hanging baskets due to its trailing habit. Sweet, bright red fruits are produced in summer until the first frost.

About the genus

Fragaria are stoloniferous perennials with leaves composed of three leaflets, and rounded white or pink flowers followed by edible red fruits

Growing conditions

SunlightFull sun
Soil typeLoam
Soil pHNeutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectSouth-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH6

Plant details

Plant typeFruit Edible
HabitTrailing
FoliageSemi evergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height1-2 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Hanging basket, Patio and container plants, Wildlife gardens

Care notes

CultivationSee strawberry cultivation
PruningRemove excess runners
PropagationRemove and transplant runners
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids, slugs and snails, glasshouse red spider mite and vine weevil
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to strawberry viruses and root rot. Fruit prone to grey moulds