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Eversweet® Strawberry
Fragaria 'Eversweet'
Eversweet® Strawberry fruit
Height: 12 inches
Spread: 12 inches
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Hardiness Zone: 6a
Other Names: Garden Strawberry
Description:
An everbearing selection, producing its first crop of sweet berries in spring, then every six weeks through summer and into fall; heat tolerant and shows good disease resistance; ideal for gardens, containers, and hanging baskets
Edible Qualities
Eversweet® Strawberry is a perennial that is commonly grown for its edible qualities, although it does have ornamental merits as well. It produces red heart-shaped berries which are usually ready for picking from late spring to early fall. This variety is considered an everbearing type of strawberry, which means that it will repeatedly produce fruit across most of the season. The berries have a sweet taste and a firm texture.
The berries are most often used in the following ways:
Features & Attributes
Eversweet® Strawberry features dainty white cup-shaped flowers with yellow eyes at the ends of the stems from late spring to late summer. Its serrated round compound leaves remain dark green in colour throughout the season. It features an abundance of magnificent red berries from late spring to early fall.
This is an open herbaceous perennial with a spreading, ground-hugging habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage. This is a high maintenance plant that will require regular care and upkeep, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favour of tastier treats. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;
Aside from its primary use as an edible, Eversweet® Strawberry is suitable for the following landscape applications;
Planting & Growing
Eversweet® Strawberry will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. This is a self-pollinating variety, so it doesn't require a second plant nearby to set fruit.
This plant can be integrated into a landscape or flower garden by creative gardeners but is usually grown in a designated edibles garden. It does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is particular about its soil conditions, with a strong preference for rich, alkaline soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in both summer and winter to conserve soil moisture and protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.