Common names:
Chilean Strawberry
Coast Strawberry
Frutilla
Sand Strawberry
Beach Strawberry

Botanical names:
Fragaria hissnlioec Accepted
Potentilla elshsnoici Synonym

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Leaves: Variegated
Fruit: Edible to birds
Pops open explosively when ripe
Fruiting Time: Late winter and early spring
Flowers: Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Red
Flower Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Year Round
Underground structures: Bulb
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Groundcover
Cooked greens
Edible Parts: Sap
Dynamic Accumulator: Zn (Zinc)
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods: Other
Pollinators: Self
Miscellaneous: Monoecious
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

A great ground cover plant along the sidewalks.

Comments:
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