California Strawberry
4.6 out of 5 (26 experiences)
Fast grower
Survivor
About California Strawberry
Did you know strawberries aren't true fruits? In fact, their seeds are the 'true fruits' of this popular snack! 🍓 There's some debate about where the name comes from, but a popular theory is that the plants seem to be "strewn" about, growing runners along the soil. Wherever their name comes from, the word strawberry has been part of the English language for over a millenium, and these juicy fruits are now used in everything from sodas, to candies, to medicine!
Taxonomy
Fragaria vesca
Fragaria
Rosaceae
Rosales
Also known as
Wild Strawberry, Woodland Strawberry, Alpine Strawberry, Carpathian Strawberry, European Strawberry and Fraisier des bois
How to care for California Strawberry
How often to water your California Strawberry
every 9
California Strawberry needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for California Strawberry in your home
a window
California Strawberry love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
California Strawberry does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of California Strawberry in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize California Strawberry
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your California Strawberry after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Hi, I just planted six of these strawberry plants about a week ago and I have been watering daily, but they are all wilting. I do not believe I am overwatering? 
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My strawberries are coming in #Strawberry #FruitAndVegetablePlants
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Should I just put my strawberry plant out of her misery? My mom gave this plant to me a couple of weeks ago, I’ve never had a strawberry plant so I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong here 🥲 She was pretty and green when given the me, now it looks dead dead. It has indirect light from a grow light nearby and gets watered every 1-2 weeks.
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How do I get my plant to fruit? #CaliforniaStrawberry
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#californiastrawberry I may have lifted this little gal from my MiL's garden- it's late December in Arizona and we keep hitting mid 70's to low 80's, so her patch is still green and vibrant. I'm hoping she does well beside my indoor tomatoes, and that they all stay happy until it's time to transplant them outside.
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ITS GETTING REDDER GRAAAAHHH. Thank you sis for giving me this strawberry plant ❤️🍓 @starscloudly
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@MusicalRedmint I need your help again! Which Underworld-Related character/god should I name my strawberry plant?
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Why was this strawberry plant pot not growing properly? We have 2 strawberry plant pots and one pot is thriving and has about 10 delicious strawberries. Whereas the other pot (pictured here) consists of 3 individual strawberry plants and the leaves are all small and weak. There is 1 strawberry and it's receiving almost no energy or good stuff. The soil in this pot was absolutely covered in moss (third pic) so I've just cleaned out the soil, got rid of all the moss and removed dead matter off the plants, and I've put them all back in the same pot (first pic). It looks much cleaner now. I was wondering if you guys would know, was it the moss causing the damage to the strawberry plants? Do you think they will start growing normally now? I'll put a pic of the healthy pot as well so you can see what we're working with here and what the ideal would have been. (second pic) Edit: the pics reordered themselves so I've edited which pic is which #greggang #newgrowth #strawberry #question #planttherapy #plantsmakepeoplehappy
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Why are my leaves yellowing? The flower buds have also died. When I first got it I didn’t put it in any soil or water for 1 days, then I repotted it. If I don’t water it everyday the leaves get worse. #CaliforniaStrawberry
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Bottom leaves looking sick #californiaStrawberry Why this year is the bottom leaves looking like this?
Care Summary for California Strawberry
California Strawberry
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Fast grower 17
Survivor 14
Blooms easily 11
Browns easily 9
Large, lush leaves 6
Pest magnet 5
Easy to propagate 4
12/18/2021
I love my strawberry plant and when the little white flowers grow from them. She grows so fast and easily quadrupled in size over the span of summer and fall this year. only thing is my strawberries got overrun with slugs (beer in a cup is a great trap if this happens) and these plants are really bug prone. but this is my favorite fruit so i will always love these plants <3 🍓🌱🪴
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Blooms easily
Pest magnet
Browns easily
06/22/2021
Little bit of a finicky plant, needs frequent watering when growing, but is not that hard with some TLC! Mine sits outside in direct sunlight and as long as they’re watered and have ample dirt they’re happy.
Easy to propagate
Browns easily
Large, lush leaves
05/31/2021
I love these plants. They are perennial and survive heavy frost and still manage to bloom and create strawberries.
Fast grower
Blooms easily
Survivor
05/26/2021
And it taste good 🍓
Fast grower
05/24/2021
Very tasty fruit!!!
Large, lush leaves
Blooms easily
Survivor
05/22/2021
I’m not sure why but my strawberry plant seems to die very easily! Embarrassing as it is, when I first got her I was so excited and she eventually got up to 11 blooms; however after this, she would keep dying and coming back... Always surrounded by flies, mushrooms growing in the soil... not sure what to do! Any advice?
Pest magnet
Browns easily
05/16/2021
It’s so easy to take care of!! Plus it grows strawberries really fast! :)
04/24/2021
It grows fast and efficiently and i got bonus flowers
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Blooms easily
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