Fragaria vesca
Wild strawberry
Common names: Forest strawberry
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Description
The wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca) is the native wild form of the garden strawberry, producing tiny but highly aromatic fruits. It grows well in partial shade and serves as an attractive, edible groundcover beneath shrubs, spreading by runners into a dense carpet.
Care instructions
Sow in spring (March, week 12) as light starters or transplant seedlings into a partially shaded spot with humus-rich, well-draining soil. Keep the soil consistently moist and mulch with leaf litter. Allow runners to root if you want a carpet, and harvest the small berries from June for fresh snacking.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
humus-rich, well-drained, loamy, sandy, moist
Feeding
Light feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
Rather not
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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