Fragaria virginiana

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Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
Rose Family

 Wild Strawberry is a perennial flower known for its sweet, red berries and attractive, trifoliate foliage. White, five-petaled flowers that bloom in late spring turn into tiny berries that are 1/2 the parent of the domesticated strawberry. Leaves turn an attractive red color in the fall before going dormant in the winter. Its stoloniferous growth habit allows it to form a dense patches, making it a practical groundcover. It is adaptable to various soil types and sun exposures, but ideal conditions would be part sun with moist soil. This species should not be confused with the very similar, more common and invasive mock strawberry (Potentilla indica). Mock strawberries are tasteless, have a yellow flower, and have overall given the Wild Strawberry a bad name. 

Blooms: White, 3-4 weeks, May-June
Leaves: Bright green, semi-evergreen, trifoliate leaves turn scarlet in the winter
Height: 6-8”
Space: 2-3'
Soil: Average, very adaptable with the exception of wet soil
Exposure:  Full sun-Part sun-Part Shade
Fauna: High wildlife value–nectar & pollen for bees, many insects feed on foliage, fruit for birds, mammals, and insects, larval host plant
Seeds:  ½”, bright red fruits that are edible to people and animals
Deer Resistance: High
Zone: 5-9
Native Status: NC native, common in the Mountains & Piedmont, uncommon in the Coastal Plain
Provenance:Unknown, seed grown