Not very tempting digestibility
Mock strawberry and Garden strawberry both come from the rose family. Although both plants produce edible fruits, the degree of their edibility varies widely. The pseudo-strawberry does not come close to the tempting enjoyment of juicy, sweet cultivated strawberries. Even the little ones Wild strawberries she can't hold a candle to it. After all, it is not poisonous and therefore edible, even if it has a very bitter taste.
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Optics top taste
The flaw in its not very appetizing aroma compensates for the pseudo strawberry with seductive attributes eye flatter. This is why gardeners introduced the Indian mock strawberry to Europe from Southeast Asia more than 200 years ago. Since the ornamental plant knows how to spread through runners, it can often be found in the wild. These characteristics explain the high degree of popularity of an Indian mock strawberry in the ornamental garden:
- dainty leaflets in a pretty arrangement of rosettes
- golden yellow flowers from May to October
- delicate fragrance attracts butterflies and Bumblebees at
- decorative, bright red fruits in summer and autumn
Since the strawberry thrives in almost any soil, it adorns even problematic locations with everlasting flowers. Under trees it serves as a tastier one Ground cover or gives the dreary inner courtyard a fairytale character. Its strong foliage can withstand the frosty temperatures well into winter. Here the glittering dew drops in the morning drive away the wintry melancholy. Who cares about the bitter taste of a strawberry?
Tips & Tricks
The pseudo strawberry is immediately exposed as such by a special attribute. Their fruits always point to the sky while Wild strawberries and hanging strawberries.
