Re: ornamental strawberries
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- Subject: Re: ornamental strawberries
- From: M* T*
- Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 05:33:52 -0400
That's it, Chris!!! Duchesnea indica is the culprit...thanks for the ID.
Found a web page about it with photos:
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/ducin.htm
The flowers on your parent's 'Pink Panda' are a much brighter pink than
those on mine...also, yours are better photos:-)
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Christopher P. Lindsey <lindsey@mallorn.com>
> Date: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 4:31 AM
>
>
> I've got 'Indian strawberry' (Duchesnia indica) up the wazoo here, and
> I can't seem to get rid of it. Lots of little red strawberry-like
> fruit, but more like styrofoam in texture and flavor.
>
> There is another 'barren strawberry' (Waldsteinia fragarioides?) that
> is grown as an ornamental groundcover, but it tends to spread
> pretty slowly and likes cool climates.
>
> > I've also got a photo of 'Pink Panda' in another article...again you
have
> > to scroll down as it is toward the
> > end...http://suite101.com/article.cfm/shade_gardening/16987
>
> There are two more pictures of Fragaria 'Pink Panda' up at
>
> http://www.mallorn.com/~lindsey/horticulture/images/frapp00-mini.jpg
> http://www.mallorn.com/~lindsey/horticulture/images/frapp00.jpg
>
> They're both the same shot, but the first one is only 34K and the
> second is 85K. It was taken up at my parent's house in the
> suburbs of Chicago on May 9th of this year.
>
> Chris
>
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