// SPECIES PROFILE · PERENNIAL · FOOD CROP · CULTIVATED

Garden Strawberry

Fragaria × ananassa

Garden Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) is a cultivated perennial food plant grown for its edible fruit. Family: Rosaceae (rose family). Originally from France (hybrid of North & South American species). Hardy in zones 4a–9a. Mature size 6"–1'. Harvest in northeastern Oklahoma: May–Jun.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: Rosaceae (rose family)
Group: perennial · perennial
Origin: France (hybrid of North & South American species) · cultivated
USDA zones: Zones 4a–9a
Mature size: 6"–1'
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Edible parts: fruit
Harvest (NE OK): May–Jun
Garden role: June-bearing or day-neutral berries · matted-row groundcover · renew beds every 3–4 years

Garden Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) — *Fragaria × ananassa* — Garden Strawberry. Photo by Ivar Leidus via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Why it's on this list: June-bearing or day-neutral berries · matted-row groundcover · renew beds every 3–4 years. A cultivated food crop — not a native — grown alongside regional natives in Rooted Revival's kitchen-garden and food-forest designs. Harvest windows are for northeastern Oklahoma (USDA zone 7a).

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In a kitchen garden or food-forest guild, garden strawberry pairs well with: Wild chives (Allium schoenoprasum), Thyme (Thymus vulgaris), Lettuce (Lactuca sativa), Spinach (Spinacia oleracea).