A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Wild strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
Native spring flowers feed pollinators, including specialist bees.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Spreads by runners; use well-drained soil and expect some summer dormancy in hot weather.
- Sunlight
- Part sun & shade
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture / Dry soil
- Mature size
- 4–9 in tall · 1–2 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Spring
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 5–9
- Garden role
- A flowering groundcover
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of bugleweed.
Ajuga reptans
Try wild strawberry for a flowering groundcover.
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Photo credits & licenses
Wild strawberry: Matt Lavin · CC-BY-SA 2.0
Bugleweed: Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0
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