Fragaria ‘Red Ruby’

Ornamental strawberry

Some strawberry or strawberry-like species

	Waldsteinia fragarioides	Duchesnea indica	You are here Fragaria ‘Red Ruby’
Common Name	barren strawberry	mock strawberry	ornamental strawberry
Plant	Mat-forming, 3–8″ (7.6–20 cm) tall, producing dense colonies.	Plants are 2–5″ (5–12 cm) high.	About 5″ (12 cm) high and 1–2′ (30–60 cm) around.
Leaves	Near the base of the plant, and three-lobed, like strawberries, with rounded teeth and shallow lobes. Each leaflet is narrow at the base, widening to rounded ends.	Leaves are in groups of three, dark green, heavily veined beneath, with rounded teeth. They are oval to elliptic, ¾–3″ (1.9–7.6 cm) × ¼–1½″ (8.5–38 mm), and hairy.	Dark green, in groups of three, glossy.
Flowers	Yellow, on a leafless stalk, with five rounded petals, about ¼″ (8.3 mm) around, in clusters.	Flowers are yellow, with five petals, about ½–¾″ (1.3–1.9 cm) in diameter. They flower from April to August.	Deep pink, about ¼–¾″ (8.3–19 mm) in diameter, with five petals.
Fruit	Seed heads made up of 2-6 dry achenes (seeds).	Red berries are ¼–½″ (6.3–12 mm) in diameter, more spherical than strawberry-like in shape. The seedlike achenes on the berry are prominently raised, making the fruit resemble a tiny land mine.	Occasionally produces fruit.
Range/ Zones	USDA Zones: 4-7		USDA Zones: 5-8
Habitats	Pine forests, clearings		Sun to light shade; well-drained soil

	Fragaria vesca	Fragaria virginiana
Common Name	alpine strawberry	common strawberry
Plant	Plants are low-growing, typically 3–6″ (7.6–15 cm) tall.	2–4″ (5–10 cm) high.
Leaves	Leaves occur in groups of three; each leaflet is ½–2½″ (1.5–6.3 cm) long.	Leaf stalks up to 6″ (15 cm) long bear groups of three leaves. Each leaf is oval in shape, with a serrated edge, about ¾–1½″ (1.9–3.8 cm) long.
Flowers	Flowers are white, about ½″ (1.5 cm) across.	White flowers with yellow centers, about ½″ (1.3 cm) around. Flowers remain at the level of the leaves.
Fruit	Up to ⅜″ (1 cm) across. Red or white in color.	Berries are red, about ½″ (1.3 cm) in diameter. Seeds are embedded in the berry. Sepals point outward.
Range/ Zones		USDA Zones: 5-9
Habitats		Fields, prairies, woodland edges

Fragaria ‘Red Ruby’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

© FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved.