| Description | Variegated Alpine Strawberry (Rosaceae Fragaria vesca Variegata) is a variegated Alpine Strawberry. Will produce some small edible strawberries. |
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| Pronunciation | (frag-AY-ree-uh)(VES-kuh) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | (4)5 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some light shade |
| Moisture | average, avoid dryness, avoid winter wet soils |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Flowers | white, daisy-like |
| Fruit | produces a few small strawberry fruit |
| Leaves | trifoliate compound, green with variable white variegation, crimson ting in winter |
| Stems | spreads by runners (stolons) |
| Dimensions | 6 by 12-18 inches (HS), works as a ground cover, plant in groups of 3-5 or more for best visual effect |
| Propagation | division, digging up rooted platelets, rooting plantlets |
| Misc Facts | Fragaria is from the Latin name for the strawberry and comes from fragrans which refers to the smell of the fruit. vesca = weak, or thin and possible refers to the stalks on the runners. .AKA: Variegated Alpine Strawberry, Sow-teat Strawberry, Wild Strawberry, Woodland Strawberry 'Variegata', SYN: Fragaria vesca albo-variegata |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) |
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