Saturday 22 September 2012

Fragaria x ananassa ‘stolo’



Name:  Fragaria x ananassa ‘stolo’
Common Name:
 Garde strawberry
Family:
Rosaceae
        Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub        x   Ground Cover              
        Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber        x    Herbaceous                     
   x    Perennial   (Semi-evergreen)
Habit:
Spreading
Hard. Zone: 
 Zone 4 USDA
(-34 to -29C)
Mature Size:
Height 0.2 – 0.4m. x Spread 0.3 – 0.6m.

Leaf: Form-Compound, Digitate, Venation-Heavily veined, Surfaces- Glabrous(top),Pubescent(underside), Colour(summer)- Green, Shapes-Obovate,Ovate,Apices-Rounded, Bases-Peltate, Margins-Dentate, Serrate

Fall/Winter Color:
Green to Red
       Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x   Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         
         Clustered         Basal

Flowers: Form Compound 5 petals, Corolla shape-Rotate/stellate, Colour(petals)-Showy,White, cultivars with pink


Infl.: Floriferous, Cyme

Jan.     Feb.      March.     ( April.      May.    [  June.     July.    August.      Sept.)]      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.  (Flower time at peak)[Fruiting time]
Water Use:
       High          Low

Soil:
  x    Rich       Lean      
   x   Well-drained

Exposure:
    x   Sun    x   Semi-shade                   
       Shade
Landscape uses:
Food source, containers, ground cover,herb, wildlife food

Limitations: susceptible to aphids, fungal leaf spot, powdery mildew, mites, thrips
Other Features:  Tasty

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