Strawberry Eversweet
An everbearing selection, producing its first crop of sweet berries in spring, then every six weeks through summer and into fall; heat tolerant and shows good disease resistance; ideal for gardens, containers, and hanging baskets.Growing at a fast rate, to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. This is a self-pollinating variety,
Attracts,Birds
Brand,
Brand,
Botanical Name,
Bulb Size,
Bulbs per Package,
Deer Resistant,Yes
Evergreen or Deciduous,Deciduous
Family,
Family Name,Strawberry
Flower Color,
Bloom Time,Late Spring to Late Summer
Foliage Color,Green
Genus,
Genus Name,Fragaria
Model,
Tomato Class,
Tomato Type,
Weather,
Days to Emerge,
Days to Maturity,
Edible,Yes
Features,
Growth Rate,Fast
Hardiness,
Hardiness Zone,5a
Harvest Season,Late Spring to Early Fall
Landscape Uses,Edging, Garden, Groundcover, Container, Basket
Light Needs,Full Sun, Partial Shade
Mature Height,12 inches
Mature Width,12 inches
Prune Time,Should Not Need Pruning
Self Pollinating,Self
Water Needs,Average to Moist
Waterwise,
Essentials for Success
For flourishing plants, use potting soil for potted plants or planting mix for garden beds paired with Root Zone starter fertilizer is the perfect duo to foster robust root growth and minimize transplant shock.
Details
Edible Qualities
Eversweet® Strawberry is a perennial that is commonly grown for its edible qualities, although it does have ornamental merits as well. It produces red heart-shaped berries which are usually ready for picking from late spring to early fall. This variety is considered an everbearing type of strawberry, which means that it will repeatedly produce fruit across most of the season. The berries have a sweet taste and a firm texture.
The berries are most often used in the following ways:
- Fresh Eating
- Baking
- Preserves
Features
Eversweet® Strawberry features dainty white cup-shaped flowers with yellow eyes at the ends of the stems from late spring to late summer. Its serrated round compound leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season. It features an abundance of magnificent red berries from late spring to early fall.
This is an open herbaceous perennial with a spreading, ground-hugging habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage. This is a high maintenance plant that will require regular care and upkeep, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration:
- Spreading
Aside from its primary use as an edible, Eversweet®: Strawberry is sutiable for the following landscape applications:
- Border Edging
- General Garden Use
- Groundcover
- Container Planting
- Hanging Baskets
Care
Planting & Growing
Eversweet® Strawberry will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. This is a self-pollinating variety, so it doesn't require a second plant nearby to set fruit.
This plant can be integrated into a landscape or flower garden by creative gardeners, but is usually grown in a designated edibles garden. It does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is particular about its soil conditions, with a strong preference for rich, alkaline soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in both summer and winter to conserve soil moisture and protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Eversweet® Strawberry is a good choice for the edible garden, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. Because of its spreading habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
