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Strawberry

Fragaria

Also called Strawberries

Strawberry
Photo: Amédée Masclef, Public domain

Fragaria is a genus of low, herbaceous perennials in the rose family, best known as strawberries grown for their edible fruit. Grow the commonly cultivated garden strawberry in full sun, well-drained soil and consistently moist conditions.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep soil evenly moist and water at the base to avoid wet foliage and fruit rot.
Soil
Loose, well-drained, slightly acidic loam or a good potting mix rich in organic matter.
Temperature
15–25 °C is ideal; plants tolerate frost and are hardy in cold climates.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic. Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Edible
Yes, some parts

About

Fragaria () is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits. There are more than 20 described species and many hybrids and cultivars. The most common strawberries grown commercially are cultivars of the garden strawberry, a hybrid known as Fragaria × ananassa. Strawberries have a taste that varies by cultivar, and ranges from quite sweet to rather tart. Strawberries are an important commercial fruit crop, widely grown in all temperate regions of the world.

Where it grows

A number of species of butterflies and moths feed on strawberry plants.

Other Fragaria plants

Strawberry · Fragaria ×bringhurstii · Cascades strawberry · Beach strawberry · Fragaria daltoniana · Fragaria emeiensis · Fragaria iinumae · Fragaria iturupensis · Musk strawberry · Fragaria moupinensis · Huangmao Strawberry · Fragaria nipponica

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fragaria by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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