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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Fragaria viridis is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from April to May, and the seeds ripen from June to July. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). and is pollinated by Insects.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
F. collina.
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Ground Cover; Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Fruit
Edible Uses:
Fruit - raw or cooked[74, 177]. The fruit are greenish-tinged with red and are sweet and succulent with a rich musky pineapple-like flavour[183]. Absolutely delicious, though they are not produced very freely[K].
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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None known
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Other Uses
An excellent ground cover plant, spreading vigorously by means of surface stolons and forming a dense carpet[K]. It grows well amongst shrubs but can out-compete smaller plants[K].
Special Uses
Food Forest Ground cover
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Cultivation details
Prefers a fertile, well-drained, moisture retentive soil in a sunny position[200]. Tolerates semi-shade though fruit production will be reduced when plants grow in such a position. This species is closely related to F. vesca[200]. Plants are sometimes dioecious. In this case, male and female plants will be needed if fruit and seed is required.
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow early spring in a greenhouse. The seed can take 4 weeks or more to germinate. The seedlings are very small and slow-growing at first, but then grow rapidly. Prick them out into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out during the summer. Division of runners, preferably done in July/August in order to allow the plants to become established for the following years crop[200]. They can also be moved in the following spring if required, though should not then be allowed to fruit in their first year. The runners can be planted out direct into their permanent positions.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Altay, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ciscaucasia, Dagestan, Georgia, Gorno-Altay, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan (east), Kemerovskaja oblast, Krasnoyarsk, Kurganskaja oblast, Kyrgyzstan, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Russian Federation, Russian Federation, Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia, Tomsk, Tyumen,Turkey (northwest). EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, Norway (south), Sweden (south), Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Russian Federation-European part, European part, Belarus, Estonia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (northeast), France,
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
IUCN Red List
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Duchesne.
Botanical References
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