Wild Strawberry
Wild Strawberry
Wildflower
The tiny wild cousin of the garden strawberry — it clones itself by sending out runners that root into new plants.
💡 Fun Facts
- It is the tiny wild cousin of the big garden strawberry, with sweet little fruits.
- It clones itself by sending out 'runners' — long stems that root and grow into new plants.
- The red 'strawberry' is really a swollen stem-tip; the true fruits are the tiny pips on its surface.
📅 Through the Year
- Flowering:April to July
- Fruiting:June to August
Name Story
Fragaria vesca
means “The fragrant little one — small, sweet-smelling and good to eat”
likely meaningScholars aren't sure of vesca — it may mean 'small/slender' or 'good to eat'; happily, both fit this little fruit. Fragaria, 'fragrant', is certain.
What does its name mean?
- Fragaria — fragrant, sweet-smellingLatin
- vesca — perhaps 'small/slender', perhaps 'good to eat'Latin
A wild strawberry is no bigger than a fingernail, yet it packs in an astonishing perfume and a flavour far richer than the big shop-bought kind.