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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Dynamic Accumulator: Fe (Iron)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Pollution
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Variegated Alpine Strawberry
  • Sow-teat Strawberry
  • Wild Strawberry
  • Woodland Strawberry

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Location: Puyallup,Washington
Date: 2015-05-13
variegated strawberry plants.small alpine type berries, white blo
Location: Puyallup,Washington
Date: 2015-05-13
Comments:
  • Posted by Cyclaminist (Minneapolis, Minnesota - Zone 5a) on May 18, 2016 11:51 AM concerning plant:
    I got this plant once, and it looked to me like a Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa). I think it was something about the leaves, and the fact that it had runners. I don't remember if I saw the fruit, which would make the identification more certain.

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