Scientific Name:
Fragaria
'Frel'
Pronunciation:
fruh-GAIR-ee-uh
Common Name:
Pink Panda strawberry
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, trifoliate, leaflets obovate, most 4-7cm long x 3-6cm wide, margin coarsely serrate-dentate, undersides pubescent; flowers ~3cm wide, 5-10 pink petals, yellow centres, formed primarily in spring; strawberries few, small, and fragrant.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (F. x ananassa x Comarum palustre)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Container planting, Ground cover, Hanging basket, Perennial border
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Trifoliate (ternate)
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Dentate, Serrate
Additional Info:
2 - 3cm long
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
Variable
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene, Edible
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible, small but fragrant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red
Organ Modifications:
Aerial or climbing roots, Fibrous-like roots, Runners (or stolons), Stipule (leafy)
Propagation:
Division - above ground parts
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
Specific Pests:
Rabbits
