Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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The Virginia Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana), is one of two species of strawberry that were hybridized to create the modern domesticated Garden Strawberry. Its natural range is confined to North America, in the United States (including Alaska) and Canada, although a popular variety called "Little Scarlet" grows only in Great Britain, having been imported from the United States in the early 1900s. It is also sometimes called "Wild Strawberry", though this can also refer to several other species of Fragaria, particularly F. vesca.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

0.8 - 5 in Tall

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Color

White

Flowering season

Spring, Summer

Special uses

Containers, Groundcover

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Ease of care

Moderate

Sunset Zones

1, 2, 3, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 14, 15, 16, 18

Site type

Meadows and open places

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian

Birds
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

1 confirmed and 30 likely

Confirmed Likely

Purple-Lined Sallow

Pyrrhia exprimens

Luteus Dart Moth

Abagrotis trigona

Ipsilon Dart

Agrotis ipsilon

Vancouver Dart Moth

Agrotis vancouverensis