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Lipstick Strawberry

Fragaria x 'Lipstick'

Pronunciation: fra-GAY-ri-a
SKU #03721
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OVERVIEW
Description Extremely showy, adaptable groundcover that rewards you with bright red flowers. This gently spreading perennial produces small shiny fruit but is prized for its ornamental value. Ideal for borders or stabilizing embankments, but also makes an excellent patio tub plant.
Light Full sun, Partial sun
Watering Keep soil moist, but not soggy.
Blooms Early spring through fall
Mature Size Fast-spreading perennial groundcover to 4 to 6 in. high, 12 to 20 in. wide.
DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen Herbaceous
Special Features Showy Fruit, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, Benefits Birds
Problems/Solutions Erosion Control
Growth Rate Fast
Flower Attributes Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers
STYLE
Landscape Use Border, Container, Ground Cover
Design Ideas An ideal groundcover under the canopies of flowering trees. Also provides good cover and greenery for small planters in part shade. Good groundcover for banks due to its spreading and self-rooting growth habit. Also found in rock gardens and where soils are thin or exceptionally poor. Can be mowed if foliage needs rejuvenating.
Flower Color Red
Foliage Color Green
Companion Plants Plant this Strawberry under the canopies of such pretty spring-blooming trees as Snowdrift Crabapple (Malus x 'Snowdrift'), Mount Fuji Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata 'Mount Fuji') and Evergreen Pear (Pyrus kawakamii). Grow beneath larger shade-loving shrubs with potent red flowers such as Bonanza Sasanqua Camellia (Camellia sasanqua 'Bonanza').
CARE
Care Thrives in average to lean soils. Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. As a groundcover, space plants 2 ft. to 3 ft. apart, (closer for faster coverage). Control weeds with mulch until the plants cover the area.
HISTORY
Lore This plant descends from the same species from which our edible strawberry plants were developed, F. chiloensis.

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