Perfect for both snacking and lining a garden pathway, the 'Alpine Strawberries' are resilient, easy to cultivate, and incredibly rewarding. In Zone 9, Fragaria vesca rarely goes dormant, ensuring a continuous abundance of fruits and flowers. The 'Improved Rugen' variety boasts larger-than-average fruit and minimal runners, saving you from worries of it becoming invasive. The only challenge may be protecting the precious fruits from curious visitors' hands, as there never seems to be enough to share! This plant typically grows up to 8 in (20 cm), producing sweet, red 1 in (3 cm) fruits. Deer resistant and perfect in containers!
Botanical Name: Fragaria vesca var. semperflorens 'Improved Rügen'
(Baron Solemacher Strain)
Common Name: Alpine Strawberry, Garten-Monats-Erdbeere
Type: Perennial
Flower Color: White
Flowering Season: Spring to Fall
Plant Height: 8 in. ( 20 cm)
Plant Width: 1 ft. ( 30 cm)
Light Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
USDA Zones: 4-11
Water Requirements: Average
Soil Requirements: Average, humus rich, fertile
