Woodland Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
Woodland strawberry is a dainty groundcovering strawberry that spreads by runners through dappled woodland, offering white flowers and intensely flavored tiny red berries. A charming edible groundcover for part shade.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- forb
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0–1 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~81 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, groundcover, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, CT, HI, ID, IL, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY