Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)

Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)

Wild Strawberry is one of the most useful and rewarding groundcovers you can plant. It spreads quickly to form a dense, low-growing carpet of bright green leaves, making it a great option for filling in spaces and keeping weeds down. In spring, it’s dotted with small white flowers, followed by tiny, sweet berries that both people and wildlife love. We think it's the tastiest of the wild berries!

It’s especially valuable as a shade-tolerant ground cover, thriving in part shade while still handling full sun in cooler or moist conditions. The foliage is semi-evergreen, often holding through winter and greening up early in spring, and then turning rich red in fall, giving you year-round interest and excellent fall color. Tough, adaptable, and fast to establish, it’s an easy win in almost any garden.

Growing Conditions
Light: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Dry to medium; prefers well-drained soil but adapts easily
Height: 4–8 inches
Spread: Spreads readily by runners to form colonies
Zones: 3–8
Bloom time: April through June

Wildlife Value
Wild Strawberry supports a wide range of native bees and pollinators with its early flowers. It is also a host plant for several moth species, and its fruits are eaten by birds, small mammals, and other wildlife. The dense foliage provides excellent ground-level cover for beneficial insects.

Blooms Alongside: prairie smoke (Geum triflorum), golden alexander (Zizia aurea), wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), wild geranium (geranium maculatum), palm sedge (carex muskingumensis)

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