Fragaria x bifera - A New Species for Us

Fragaria x bifera is a hybrid of F. vesca and F. viridis. We have been excited to try this species for quite some time. Very little information is available anywhere about the fruit of this species. Slightly more information is available about the plants. We now know a LOT more about this species after only a few months of growing it. Here’s what we’ve learned:

• The plants are vigorous growers. They aggressivly produce runners as well.
• The plants appear to be day neutral as expected. I say appear to be because time will tell during short days of fall to see how that affects reblooming. As of this date, June 15th, the plants are fruiting and blooming at the same time.
• The fruit is white/yellow. I was very surprises about this. The fruit seems to be larger than F. vesca fruit. One fruit weighed in at 2.3 grams. That’s large for a wild type.

Here’s a couple of pictures.

bifera fruit is larger than expected

Larger than expected white/yellow fruit.

We are rooting runners and expect to have bare root plants for sale in the fall 2013. Check the shopping cart to price and availability.