Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Fruit
Origin
Caribbean, South America
-
Types
-
Fragaria x ananassa, Wild strawberry
Number of Varieties
1020
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-154-8
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-9
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
850.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
40.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Ivory
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
Round
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Does not require lot of watering, Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Fruit Bats
Birds
Allergy
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidiabetic, Asthma
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Container, Edging, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
CECROPIA palmata
FRAGARIA x ananassa
Common Name
Snakewood Tree
Garden Strawberry, Strawberry
In Hindi
Snakewood Tree
स्ट्रॉबेरी
In German
Schlangenholz -Baum
Erdbeere
In French
Amourette Arbre
fraise
In Spanish
Árbol de madera de serpiente
fresa
In Greek
Snakewood Tree
Φράουλα
In Portuguese
Snakewood Tree
morango
In Polish
Snakewood Tree
Truskawka
In Latin
Snakewood Tree
fragum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
-
Class
Eudicotyledoneae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Rosales
Family
Urticaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Cecropia
Fragaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Rosoideae
Number of Species
6120
1
27800
👆🏻