Tristar everbearing strawberry
Fragaria ananassa 'Tristar'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, pink, red, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Tristar' everbearing strawberry (Fragaria ananassa 'Tristar') is a fruit for food gardens, containers, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. It forms a clumping, evergreen mound about 12 inches tall that blooms in spring, summer, and autumn. It sits low on the menu for deer. Bees and birds visit the plant.
Pairs well with Joan J raspberry, Genovese basil, and Lovage.