Duchesnea, 9 cm pot
Seller: ALLIKASILM
About this product
Mock strawberry Duchesnea indica – yellow flowers and red strawberry-like fruits. Mock strawberry – a creeping ground cover with yellow flowers and red strawberry-like but tasteless fruits.
A creeping ground cover with yellow flowers and red strawberry-like but tasteless fruits. Suits ground cover, hanging baskets, containers and slopes; the fruits are edible but tasteless.
Sold as a container-grown plant (9 cm pot); it can be planted throughout the growing season.
Specifications
- Type: Mock strawberry
- Latin name: Duchesnea indica
- Mature height: 10–20 cm
- Width: 30–60 cm
- Pot: 9 cm
- Light: sunny or semi-shaded
- Winter hardiness: USDA 5–9
Advice from our agronomist
Planting Plant in spring or autumn in a sunny to part-shade spot in fertile, well-drained soil. Space plants 30–40 cm apart.
Watering Water regularly in the first year, later in dry spells.
Pruning No pruning is needed; remove dry and damaged leaves in spring.
Feeding and winter care Feed in spring with compost or a slow-release fertiliser. Hardy; cover a young plant with a light mulch layer in its first winter.
Codes and attributes
| Size | 9 cm pot |
|---|---|
| Category | Other perennials |
Delivery and timing
- Parcel locker — €2.99–3.99, free from 59,00 €
- Courier to the door — €7.99–8.99, free from 99,00 €
- Dispatched within 2 working days