Barren Strawberry
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Barren strawberry is a tidy, strawberry-like native groundcover with glossy semi-evergreen leaves and bright yellow spring flowers, an easy, drought-tolerant carpet for part to full shade.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3–0.6 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- GA, MA, MI, NC, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, VT, WI