Green Strawberry (Fragaria viridis)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Fragaria viridis is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from April to May, and the seeds ripen from June to July. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). and is pollinated by Insects.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet and succulent with a rich musky pineapple-like flavour. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit are greenish-tinged with red and are sweet and succulent with a rich musky pineapple-like flavour.; Absolutely delicious, though they are not produced very freely.

Habitat & North American Range

Woods and banks. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)