Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 9 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) is a fruit for food gardens, ground cover, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is grown for fresh eating, and the tasty wild berries also attract wildlife. White flowers open in clusters in spring and again in summer. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Canadian white violet, Whorled milkweed, and Chicory.
Native range
Eastern North America.