PlantsFruits & Berries
Garden Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
June-bearing or everbearing berries
EasyFruits & BerriesAlso Shade & GroundcoversEdible
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6–8 in
- Spacing
- 12 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Fruit Jun, or lightly all summer
- How it spreads
- Perennial runners
- What to buy
- Certified plants.
- When to plant
- Plant April or early September.
In the design
June-bearing gives one heavy crop. Everbearing gives a dribble. Wild strawberry is the native groundcover and a different, smaller fruit.
If you eat it
Ripe berries
Wash. Don't confuse with mock strawberry, which is bland and has a dry bump.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
