Alpine Strawberries

» gret - alpine strawberries

In late 1999, I read the Burpee catalog blurb about these, and figured they might be quite like fraise des bois (pardon my French, please.) I got six little plants through the mail from Burpee in spring of 2000, and we have loved them ever since. My dogs try to beat me to them! The flavor is complex and quite different from the big strawberries that we see here in California. Not only do they live through our freezing winter weather, they seem to thrive in our cold and wet springs and autumns. We have divided them and now have them all over the yard. Thanks for bringing them up. I highly recommend them to anyone who likes something a bit different in the garden. I love their almost constant fruiting, too. Not profuse, but wonderful, even one by one.

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» Ixia - Re: alpine strawberries

In response to message posted by gret:

Gretchen,
I found this one here in Australia and grew it as a ground cover at my work.It's a great plant
It grows unattended in all weather but doesn't like getting too dry.
It gets a lot of attention from everyone who sees it and it's intersting to hear all the comments from those who sample it as most are used to the rally big, juicy strawberries we get here.

-- posted by Ixia

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