Northern Wildflowers Strawberry Woodland Pkg.

Woodland Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) presents early-summer white blossoms and edible, red-gem fruit. This lovely plant takes on a great red fall colour too!  It spreads by runners readily, so a few plants will soon turn into hundreds over the seasons. Woodland Strawberries will grow in a wide variety of sun and soil conditions: full sun to nearly full shade, meadows, fields, on moist ground, along the edge of forests, on rocky roadways and on hillsides.

The fruit ripens in late spring or early summer. These berries are much smaller than commercial strawberries, but they provide some of the most delicious of the wild fruits. 

This species is also a host plant for butterflies, including the Grey Hairstreak and the Two-banded Checkered Skipper.

Growing Instructions: 

Wet and cold stratification is required. Note, seeds are very small. Mix seeds with moist substrate (vermiculite, perlite or moss) and place in a plastic bag and refrigerate for 6-8 weeks. Sow seed at soil surface. Do not let seedlings dry out while they are establishing.