Fast-growing perennial ground cover that spreads by above-ground runners. Has showy pure-white flowers in early spring. Most plants are male or female. Good companion to fruit trees. Larval host for the gray hairstreak butterfly (Strymon melinus). Note: This resource on this edible plant is intended as general information only. As with any ...

Nov 18, 2021 · Two to three loosely packed wheelbarrows of mulched leaves cover about 12 square feet of strawberry plants at 2 inches deep. Why mulch strawberries? Our Minnesota climate is too cold for strawberries to thrive from year to year without winter protection.

Photos and information about Minnesota flora - Wild Strawberry: clusters of ½ to ¾-inch flowers with 5 white petals, numerous yellow stamens and sepals as long as or shorter than the petals

After 2 or 3 frosts have hardened off the plants, cover them with 4 to 6 inches of weed-free straw. Straw is especially valuable in late fall or early spring when bitterly cold temperatures might occur without snow cover.

Mock Strawberry, also known as Duchesnea indica, is an introduction from Asia, planted as an ornamental or ground cover and has been known to escape cultivation. It is a branching, sprawling plant that is low to the ground, only reaching a few inches tall, and can reroot where the leaf nodes touch the ground, creating dense patches.

Feb 11, 2024 · Wild strawberries make an excellent ground cover as they spread by numerous above-ground runners, creating new rosettes as they creep along. Use them as an edging plant in your cottage garden or native plant garden.

Wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) Family: Rose (Rosaceae) DESCRIPTION: Coexisting with native grasses, sedges and wildflowers, wild strawberry is a versatile groundcover for native gardens and restorations. Its oval, white flowers bloom April through June; its leaves provide reddish fall color. Tolerating a range of environmental

Fragaria virginiana is a native Wild Strawberry with small but delicious edible fruit, and great fall color, too. The ground-hugging plants spreads easily by runners to forms patches. Delicate white flowers bloom among the trifoliate leaves from mid to late spring …

Dec 4, 2024 · Wild Strawberry is a low-growing, sprawling, native perennial. Bunches of basal leaves grow along a stem that roots at the base of each leaf group, creating a dense groundcover. In late spring, small white flowers rise from the leaves on short peduncles, giving way to a small, ½ inch strawberry.

Sep 30, 2024 · Wild strawberry is found in open fields, meadows, and woodland openings. It grows under full to partial sun in loamy, dry to moist soil. It spreads quickly, often forming dense mats or patches that can cover large areas.