Today Friday the 13th coincides with a full moon, an event that is rare. My Favorite Plant Pick this week is Alpine Strawberries. I started a number of different varieties from seed a couple of years ago, and I'm not sure which these are. Other than the seedlings being very small to start, they were not hard to grow. They can flower and fruit their first year, and live through our winters which can get down to 6-10ºF.
They do not make runners so they can make neat edging plants.
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-Hannah
They do not make runners so they can make neat edging plants.
To see other people's favorite plant picks, join Loree at Danger Garden and look at the comments section.
-Hannah
Plant them for edging, and eat the fruit, what a bonus. Lovely bright green leaves. Cheers,Jean
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nancy, the strawberries, while small, are very intensely flavored.
ReplyDeleteOops, I should have said Jean.
DeleteOk the berries are what it's all about but that foliage looks pretty grand too! I don't think I've ever seen such beautiful Strawberry plants.
ReplyDeleteThey do have nice full foliage!
DeleteOh I love strawberries. I would love to grow them. Your a great gardener.
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming by and leaving a sweet comment.
Have a blessed Sunday.
The Alpine strawberries were fun to start from seed, and there are subtle differences in flavor and size of different varieties, a fun fruit to grow.
DeleteThough I haven't had much luck getting strawberries to eat (the birds usually get to them first), I love using strawberries as ornamentals...I think their leaves and little flowers are so pretty. They look great by taller plants like snapdragons.
ReplyDeleteIt's strange, birds don't seem to notice the little Alpine strawberries. I think they make a really cute edging.
ReplyDeleteI have want I think are Alpine strawberries ,but they run like crazy, I us them as ground cover and they taste of tutti fruity.
ReplyDeleteThere may be some Alpines that do run. Beach strawberries are small too, and I think they run. They do have a more aromatic flavor than regular strawberries.
DeleteI have naturally-occuring Fragaria vesca (woodland strawberry) and Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry). These or beach strawberry are probably what Linda has. I love the intense flavor of these smaller strawberries. It would be fun to grow alpine strawberries and experience the subtle variation in flavors. Your plants look very healthy!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Evan. There is one kind of running strawberry I have, I would have to try to look it up, that has an odd berry that doesn't have much flavor, but it is good at multiplying.
ReplyDeleteThese sound wonderful especially the no runners part!
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