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Rosaceae
Beach Strawberry Flower
Fragaria chiloensis
Humble origins of great things.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Fragaria
- Native to
- Pacific coasts of North and South America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3-0.6 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- sandy, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- This species is one of the two parent species of the modern garden strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa).
- A French spy named Amedee-Francois Frezier smuggled five plants from Chile to France in 1714, changing fruit history forever.
- The species name 'chiloensis' refers to Chiloe Island, Chile, where it was cultivated by the Mapuche people long before European contact.
- Its glossy, leathery leaves are much thicker than those of common strawberries, adapted to salt spray and coastal wind.
- Wild populations grow on beaches and dunes from Alaska all the way south to Chile, spanning two continents.
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humble origins