Ivar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Garden Strawberry
Plant·fragaria x ananassa
Full sun
Sun
Medium
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Zones 3–9
Hardiness
Garden Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) is a plant. It grows best in full sun and has moderate water needs. It grows well with borage, spinach and chives.
Through the year
DormantLeafing outReady to harvestDying back
Works well with
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WHAT IT NEEDS
Wants full sun
Needs moderate water
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 5.5–6.8
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Prefers loam, sandy loam soil
Struggles in compacted soil
Adds a moderate amount of organic matter to the soil
Partners with mycorrhizal fungi to boost nutrient uptake
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives fruit (edible berries)
Gives mulch biomass (low)
Attracts pollinators
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Ground cover
Height15–30 cm
Spacing30 cm (min 20 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width30–60 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seeds, runners, division
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Self-seeds a little on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
Photograph Ivar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0