Source: OWSL
Fragaria virginiana
Virginia Strawberry
Fraisier des champs
Obsolete Names
scarlet strawberry
thick-leaved strawberry
wild strawberry
fraise des champs
fraisier de Virginie
No seeds available for this plant.
We currently accept seeds for this plant
Bloom colour: White
Bloom period: Apr - May
Max Height: 0.5 feet
Max Width: 0.5 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light condition:
More than 6 hours of direct sun a day
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
More than 6 hours of direct sun a day
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Perennial
plants that will that come back year after year
Gardener Experience:
Self-seeding
Self-seeding
Landscape uses:
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for Right of Way gardens
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for ground cover
Tolerates boulevard garden conditions
Tolerates foot traffic
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for Right of Way gardens
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for ground cover
Tolerates boulevard garden conditions
Tolerates foot traffic
Ecological Benefits:
Supports birds
Supports pollinators
Butterfly host
Supports birds
Supports pollinators
Butterfly host
Tolerates:
Tolerates drought conditions
Tolerates salt conditions
Tolerates foot traffic
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates drought conditions
Tolerates salt conditions
Tolerates foot traffic
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Special Features and Considerations:
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Yes
Thrives in Ecozones
- Taiga Plains
- Atlantic Maritime
- Taiga Shield
- Boreal Plains
- Montane Cordillera
- Prairies
- Hudson Plains
- Boreal Shield
- Pacific Maritime
- Mixed Wood Plains
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Fragaria virginiana
- Olethreutes permundana (Raspberry Leafroller)
- Pyrrhia exprimens (Purple Lined Sallow)
- Xestia smithii (Smith's Dart)
Specialized Bees Supported by Fragaria virginiana
No bee data available for this plant.
Plants that grow in similar conditions, that bloom at the same time.
Complementary Plants
- Antennaria howellii
Howell's Pussytoes
Antennaire de Howell - Antennaria parlinii
Parlin's Pussytoes
Antennaire de Parlin - Plantago rugelii
Rugel's Plantain
Plantain de Rugel - Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass
Bermudienne à feuilles étroites - Sisyrinchium montanum
Strict Blue-eyed-grass
Bermudienne montagnarde
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Ajuga reptans (Bugleweed)
- Lysimachia nummularia (Creeping Jenny)
- Vinca major and Vinca minor (Periwinkle)
- Hedera helix (English Ivy)
- Glechoma hederacea) (Creeping Charlie)
Sowing Information
Download Sowing Label (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Sow just below surface
- Sow by February
- Stratification duration: 60 days
- Self-seeding
- Notes: Soak for 12h.
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: June
- Harvesting indicator: Berries are ripen and easily fall off or have fallen off
- Harvesting mean: Squeeze berries to extract seeds, wash with soapy water to remove flesh, rinse throroughly using a strainer
- Seed viability test: No test needed before donating
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/32 teaspoon
- Seed storage: Keep moisten and cool, in a ziploc bag, in the fridge, with the seeds in soil, paper towel or coffee filter, until donation
- At least one cultivar: Yes, do not donate unless you know source, and there are no known cultivars in your garden or at proximity
- Remove non seed material
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Not toxic as per ASPCA.