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Fragaria muricata

 
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Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Fragaria (frag-AY-ree-uh) (Info)
Species: muricata (mur-ee-KAY-tuh) (Info)

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Category:
Alpines and Rock Gardens
Edible Fruits and Nuts

Height:
under 6 in. (15 cm)

Spacing:
6-9 in. (15-22 cm)
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Green

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer

Foliage:
Evergreen
Deciduous

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Gardeners' Notes:

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Neutral Baa On Aug 15, 2002, Baa wrote:

An unusual mutation recorded in England by one of the John Tradescants. He apparently rescued a few plants that were being thrown out by a woman who had them in her garden in Plymouth.

They look like a normal Wild Strawberry until they flower. The flowers are double green bracts, the fruit is small, red and covered in tiny green bracts giving the appearence of a small, psychedelic hedgehog. The plant is sterile and reproduces only by runners, in my experience it doesn't make many of those either.



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