Fragaria 'Red Ruby'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- frah-GAYR-ee-ah
- Description
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Spreads by wire-like stolons.
Wildlife Value: Members of the genus Fragaria support the following specialized bee: Andrena (Micrandrena) melanochroa.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Fragaria
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts bees.
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Edibility:
- Fruit, but flowers only occasionally produce them
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 3 in. - 0 ft. 5 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Edible
- Ground Cover
- Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6b, 6a, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Fruit Description:
- Only occasionally produces red edible fruit
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Alternate, glossy, dark green leaves in groups of three.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Specialized Bees
