Plant Profile

Fragaria x ananassa (Garden Strawberry, Strawberry)

Fragaria x ananassa is of Hybrid Origin, it is known as straberry. For it to survive it needs full sun, acidic to nuetral loam soil. It is known for its red fruit and is commonly used in edible landscape.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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Arabic Name: الفریز أو التوت الأرضی
Plant type: Groundcover
Origin: Hybrid Origin
Heat Zones: 1 to 9

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 10
Uses: Container, Edible
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Height at Maturity: Less than 0.5 m

Spread at Maturity: Less than 50 cm

Time to Ultimate Height: 1 to 2 Years

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

Leaf Venation: Pinnate

Leaf Persistance: Deciduous

Leaf Type: Trifoliate

Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm

Leaf Shape: Obovate

Leaf Margins: Serrate

Leaf Texture: Medium

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 1.5 - 3

Flower Type: Cyme

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: No Fragance

Flower Color: White

Seasons: Spring, Summer
Trunk
Fruit

Fruit Type: Aggregate

Fruit Showiness: Yes

Fruit Size Range: 3 - 7

Fruit Color: Red

Seasons: Spring, Summer

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: No

Salt Tolerance: Poor
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Loam

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full
Management

Toxicity: No

Invasive Potential: No

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes

Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: No

Life Span: Less than 25

Diseases: Powdery Mildew, Downey Mildew, Leaf Spots, Blights, Antracnose, Botrytis

Edible Parts: Fruit

Pests: Mites, Caterpillars, Flies

Plant Propagation: Offset