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Alpine Strawberries, organic
Alpine Strawberries, organic
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1 gallons available for on-farm pick up starting 4/11/25
4” pots available for on-farm pick up starting mid-May
Fragaria vespa, perennial
1 gallon pot
Varieties Offered:
Alexandria--deep scarlet, egg-shaped berries
Attila--makes runners, great for hanging baskets
Baron Von Solemacher--antique German variety yields good-sized, deep red berries
Heirloom Pineapple--pastel yellow, 1", pointed berries
Mignonette--dainty, pointed red berries
Red Wonder--large, elongated, red berries
Reine des Vallees—most widely grown variety of “fraises des bois” in Europe
Regina--Intensely red, sweet, and richly flavored berries, larger than most alpine types
White Soul--cream colored berries, does not need protection from birds
Yellow Wonder--delicious yellow berries, more easily ignored by birds than red varieties
We're a little obsessed with the under-appreciated Alpine Strawberry here--you can tell by us having offered almost every variety we can get our hands on over the seasons! Also known as wild strawberry, woodland strawberry, European strawberry, and fraises des boise, we've grown these diminutive lovelies for years in our kitchen garden, both the red and yellow varieties. They are a delicious gourmet treat, very aromatic when ripe, and with an intense strawberry flavor unlike anything you've ever tasted. We fight over them. Yes, they are tiny, but they yield small handfuls of berries all season long, generally fruit the first year, and all parts of the plant have a long history of internal and external medicinal uses (tea of young leaves is delicious and a favorite for soothing small tummies). They are also very hardy and undemanding. They grow into a cheerful green mound 6"-12" and don't typically produce runners, except for the Attila variety, so they stay where you put them (although they will self-seed easily). They are happy to grow in containers, corners of raised beds, and tucked into small spaces around your garden. I think the yellow berries are slightly sweeter, but perhaps that's because they are more likely to mature before being picked off by birds, bunnies, and small children. I recommend planting at least 3 plants so you get enough berries to make it worthwhile.
1 gallon pot