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
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.25–0.75 ft
- Spacing
- 0.75–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~81 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, naturalizing
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY