Fragaria chiloensis - Beach strawberry

Beach strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis) is an evergreen perennial native to the Pacific coasts of North America and South America, spreading by runners as a ground cover, its sweet fruit eaten raw or made into jam.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Fragaria spp. - Strawberry
• Herb
• Evergreen
• Perennial

Functions

• Ground cover¹
• Wildlife habitat¹
• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Fragaria chiloensis | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩