Waldsteinia fragarioides
(barren strawberry)
(barren strawberry)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Photo Credits: George Bruso, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height: Groundcover, 6 – 12 inches
Spread: 12 inches
Location: Top of Berm
Native Status: MN
Comments & Cautions:
use for shade groundcover; non-native W. ternata species is more aggressive and considered invasive
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
This plant DOES have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
mat-forming groundcover spreads by rhizomes
Foliage
small-toothed leaflets; fine texture
Flowers
small, yellow, five-petaled flowers on separate stems; April-June; fruits resemble small strawberries