Deeproot Plant Base Online - Fragaria x ananassa 'Fragoo'

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botanical name:
Fragaria x ananassa 'Fragoo'

common name: Strawberry
family: Rosaceae

characteristics: perennial, evergreen, ground-cover
height: 0.15m width: 1.00m
growth rate: fast
growth habit: semi-prostrate
leaf colour: green
flower colour: pink
fruit colour: red
main period of interest: Summer

edible

growing conditions: full sun, moist soil
prefered soil pH: neutral-alkaline
minimum temperature: -23°C
USDA zone: 6 to 9

description:
Attractive bright pink flowers, about 25mm across, produced from May to October, followed by red fruits. Rosettes of 3-palmate leaves with ovate, toothed leaflets, evergreen in most years. Spreads by stolons. .

cultivation:
Moist, well drained, fertile, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun.

propagation:
Remove and replant plantlets that develop on runners.

usage:
Decorative variety, suitable for use in border, containers and hanging baskets.