Strawberry
Fragaria ananassa
About it
- Kind
- Fruit · Perennial
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Mature size
- to 8 in × 1 ft
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 3–10
- Sun
- Full sun
- Spacing
- 12 in apart, rows 24 in
- Soil depth in a pot
- At least 8 in
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.8
- Water
- About every 7 days
When to plant
- Ready
- About 120 days
Based on your last frost date. Outside the US, check local advice.
Varieties people grow
- Albion— day-neutral; large firm berries over a long season
- Earliglow— June-bearing; the best flavour of the early ones
- Honeoye— June-bearing, hardy and heavy cropping
- Ozark Beauty— everbearing; several pickings, stands cold
- Seascape— day-neutral with good flavour; watch for mildew
Planting partners
No cited companion planting notes for Strawberry yet.
Safety for pets and children
- Cats Listed as non-toxic to cats (NC State Extension)
- Dogs Listed as non-toxic to dogs (NC State Extension)
- Horses Listed as non-toxic to horses (NC State Extension)
- Children No information in our sources
Read from NC State Extension ↗.
"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.
Pests and diseases
No pest or disease notes for Strawberry yet.
Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.
Where this comes from
- family npgsweb.ars-grin.gov ↗ GRIN page: Fragaria ×ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier
- Most facts UMN Extension ↗ Backfilled by 0041. Pre-0041 rows recorded one source for the whole row; per-field attribution was never captured and is not invented here.
- toxicity NC State Extension ↗ non_toxic for cat, dog, horse from its "non-toxic for" tags. Page matched to this row by its recorded species; not cited by the row before this batch.
- water frequency days UMN Extension ↗ UMN "Growing strawberries in the home garden": "Strawberries perform best when they are given the equivalent of 1 inch of rainwater per week." and "One good soaking each week should be enough in most soil types."