Lipstick Strawberry

Fragaria 'Lipstick'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Family: Rosaceae
Plant Description: A low-growing, ornamental strawberry with bright-pink flowers that bloom in early-spring and again in the fall. This selection of the beach strawberry produces small, edible strawberries but are more grown for the attractive flowers and the deep-green foliage. Grows best with moderate amounts of water, but avoid over-watering. It grows well in the shade of trees.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Perennial - Evergreen
Plant Care: Perennial - Evergreen (soft-stemmed plants that keep their leaves and color during winter): Remove spent blooms to promote rebloom later. To avoid winter stress, wait until spring to identify what portions of the plant are still alive and then remove the rest.

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 4-6" tall x 12-20" wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Dark Green, Green
Bloom Colors: Pink
Bloom Seasons: Early Spring
Bloom Period: Apr - Sep

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 3 to 8
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun), Full Shade (0-4 hrs sun), Part Shade (4-6 hrs morning sun), Part Sun (4-6 hrs afternoon sun)
Irrigation Requirement:     Moderate (1/2" every 7-10 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Unknown

Garden Location:

  • Not on display
    • Not on display
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter