Parent species originate from America
As in the 18th Century French settlers on the banks of the Saint Lawrence River took the scarlet strawberry with the discovered huge fruits, the native wild strawberry had been our ancestors for millennia known. However, today's cultivated strawberry only achieved the status of 'queen of berries' after a resourceful one Dutch grower in 1750 a unique cross of the scarlet strawberry with the chile strawberry succeeded. He aptly christened the result 'pineapple-strawberry'.
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All modern strawberries that are enthusiastically produced in the garden and to be planted on the balcony, came to us from overseas. There are now more than 1,000 breeders Strawberry varieties successful, of which only a small part is offered on the shelves of the supermarket. So it is hardly surprising that ambitious hobby gardeners take up the cultivation old varieties and other fascinating experiments.
Local wild strawberries establish monthly strawberries
Despite its tiny fruits, the wild strawberry found its way into the hobby garden. The ones that emerged from it Monthly strawberries score with a variety of interesting attributes, such as growth in partially shaded locations or a tireless blossom and fruit development. Due to their indigenous origin, monthly strawberries are much more robust and sometimes thrive for several years. They impress with a multifaceted variety of varieties that is in no way inferior to cultivated strawberries:
- 'Golden Alexandria' with golden foliage
- 'White Solemacher', the variety with the white fruits
- 'Multiplex', an ornamental monthly strawberry with double flowers
- 'Monophylla' presents a single, large foliage leaf instead of the typical three-part leaf
Tips & Tricks
Since the monthly strawberry usually does not develop runners, it is ideal for planting borders on beds and paths. Here she throws her multi-faceted attributes into the scales twice. The decoration is provided by the uninterrupted flowering during the summer. At the same time, the constant fruit curtain provides refreshing vitamins to snack on for tired hobby gardeners.
