Fragaria ananassa 'Gasana'

Fragaria 'Gasana' Ornamental and Edible Everbearing Strawberry

Common Name: Ornamental and Edible Everbearing Strawberry

Combining showy flowers and delicious fruit, this everbearing strawberry can be grown as both an ornamental and edible perennial fruit.

This new sister seedling of FleuroStar award winner ‘Toscana’ simultaneously bears large, bright pink blossoms and juicy, sweet, conical shaped fruits all summer and into fall.

This strawberry forms runners, so it is effective in flower beds and raised vegetable gardens as well as in patio containers.

Height:

12.0 Inches

Spread:

24.0-36.0 Inches

Hardiness Zones:

4,5,6,7,8

Flower Color:

Pink shades

Foliage Color:

Green shades

Sunlight:

Full Sun (> 6 hrs. Direct Sun)

Water Requirements:

Average Water Needs

Soil Quality:

Average Soil Quality Fertile Soil Quality

Soil Chemistry:

Acidic Soil (pH < 7.0) Neutral Soil (pH = 7.0)

Bloomtime:

Early Summer Midsummer Late Summer

Attracts Wings:

Attracts Songbirds

Growth Rate:

Medium

Garden Style:

Patio Container

Other Features:

Border Plant Container Specimen Focal Point

Origin:

Not Native to North America

This plant thrives when grown in rich, evenly moist, well-drained potting soil and full sun.

If you want to grow it in the ground rather than in containers, it is best planted in early spring. Do not plant it where tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, eggplant, or okra were planted the previous year. There is a disease that sometimes attacks these plants that will also attack strawberries.

When planting, make sure that the roots are spread apart, and not tightly packed in a small hole. Because strawberries have shallow roots, they should be fertilized during the growing season.

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