Appalachian barren strawberry
Waldsteinia fragarioides
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 6 inches tall12 inches wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Appalachian barren strawberry (Waldsteinia fragarioides) is a perennial for ground cover, woodland gardens, borders, and low maintenance beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Its evergreen leaves form a low mat, and yellow flowers rise on leafless stalks in spring and summer. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with White wood aster, Wild geranium, Bellwort, and Pinxterbloom azalea.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, GA, and 23 more places. See all 27
AL, AR, CT, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV; NB, ON, and QC.