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There is nothing better than picking your own fresh, soft fruit. They make a great contribution to the summer dining table, before the autumn fruit really kick in.

Latin name

Fragaria x ananassa

Common name

Strawberry

Type of plant

Perennial

Hardiness

Hardy

Flower colour

White

Leaf colour

Mid-green

Height and spread

30cm x 45cm (1ft x 1.5ft)

Description

Strawberries are low growing, herbaceous perennials, which produce runners that should be removed. The fruit is produced in summer and for a longer cropping season grow early, for example ‘Hedley’, mid-season for example 'Hapil’, and late for example Domanil.

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Fragaria x ananassa, Strawberry

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