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June - bearing strawberries . pic by : knelson20 / Shutterstock .
It ’s important to know the different type in purchase order to choose the best strawberries for your garden .
June-bearing:
The most ordinarily grown varieties are June - bearing , which grow a hard harvest of large berries over a catamenia of 2 to 3 hebdomad , most often in June — hence the name . Also refer to as short - Clarence Day strawberry , they are designate as early , mid- and late - time of year to differentiate varieties that produce at slightly different times . Planting one or more varieties from each time framing can continue your harvest . Plants bear fruit start in the second year , producing well for 2 to 4 age with optimum growing term . Most are not worthy for region hotter than USDA zone 8 .
Everbearing:
These are not genuinely everbearing , but produce two independent crop , in later spring and then again in late summer to former fall . Most are garden strawberry hybrid ( Fragariaxananassa ) but some are of the speciesFragaria vesca . yield are smaller and plant yield fewer smuggler than June - bearer . Some varieties are suited to hot clime .
Day-neutral:
Fruit and efflorescence output is uninterrupted , with small but consistent yield from previous outpouring to frost . Plants bear fruit in their first season , which tend to be little than June - armorial bearing and everbearing types . They are less forgiving of conditions such as ironic territory , crowd , or weedy conditions , and are often sold as “ everbearing . "
Alpine:
Though the berries of alpine strawberry ( Fragaria vesca , syn . F. alpina ) are small , they are intensely flavorful , making them a gourmet favorite of avid kitchen gardeners . Also known as wild strawberry , woodland hemangioma simplex , or European hemangioma simplex , all varieties are everbearing or day - electroneutral , with self - inseminate possible .
Wild:
violent hemangioma simplex ( Fragaria virginiana ) , a North American native also called Virginia strawberry or common strawberry , is found growing in prairie , woodland edges , savannas , and along roadside . One of two metal money used to crossbreed forward-looking garden varieties , the berries are superscript in smell . These are sometimes bemused with Native American strawberry mark ( Duchesnea indica ) , also know as mock strawberry or false strawberry .
Ornamental:
Some varieties are produce mainly for their foliage and flowers rather than their undistinguished yield . These tough , quick - growing type thrive even in poor soils , are fairly shade - tolerant , and make an attractive ground cover . Use as edging along a pathway , on a slope , as a lawn substitute , or in containers . Varieties include coastal hemangioma simplex ( Fragaria chiloensis ) , which has white blossom and is drought - resistant , and ‘ Lipstick ’ ( Fragariaxananassa ) , with pink flowers and crepuscle rebloom .
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