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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 are not accepting seeds for this plant at the moment.

Bloom colour: White Bloom period: April - May
Max Height: 0.5 feet
Max Width: 0.5 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light condition:
Full sun More than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Part shade More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Moisture medium Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan : Perennial
Gardener Experience:
Landscape uses:
rock garden Suitable for rock gardens
rain garden Suitable for rain gardens
shoreline_rehab Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
container suitable Suitable for container garden
school garden Suitable for school gardens
ground cover Suitable for ground cover
foot traffic tolerance light Tolerates light foot traffic
Ecological Benefits:
Bird friendly Supports birds
Pollinator garden Supports pollinators
butterfly host Butterfly host
Tolerates:
drought Tolerant Tolerates drought conditions
Salt Tolerant Tolerates salt conditions
limestone Tolerant Tolerates limestone conditions
sand Tolerant Tolerates sandy conditions
boulevard garden tolerant Tolerates boulevard garden conditions
juglone Tolerant Tolerates juglone conditions

Plant Distribution

Native to Ottawa region: Yes

Distribution according to VASCAN

Distribution: Fragaria virginiana
Ephemeral Native Introduced Excluded Extirpated Doubtful Absent
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View on iNaturalist

Thrives in Ecozones

  • Taiga Shield
  • ecozone-Pacific Maritime
  • Ecozone-Mixed Wood Plain
  • Ecozone-prairies
  • Ecozone-Montane Cordillera
  • Hudson Plain
  • Ecozone-Boreal Shield
  • Taiga Plains
  • Ecozone-Taiga_Shield
  • Atlantic_Maritime
  • Ecozone-Pacific_Maritime
  • Ecozone-Prairies
  • Ecozone-Hudson_Plain
  • Ecozone-Taiga_Plains

Butterflies Supported by Fragaria virginiana

  • Olethreutes permundana (Raspberry Leafroller)
  • Pyrrhia exprimens (Purple Lined Sallow)
  • Xestia smithii (Smith's Dart)

Bees Supported by Fragaria virginiana

No bee data available for this plant.

Complementary Plants Plants that grow in similar conditions, that bloom at the same time.

  • No complementary plants found.

Sowing Information

  • Sowing depth: Sow just below surface
  • Sow before February
  • Stratification duration: 60 days
  • Self-seeding

Harvesting Information

  • Harvesting indicator: Berries are ripen and easily fall off or have fallen off
  • Harvesting mean: Press seeds with fruit on paper towel. Let air dry intil crisp
  • 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
  • On Cultivar: Yes, do not donate unless you know source, and there are no known cultivars in your garden or at proximity