Japanese name: 赤花イチゴ（赤花苺） Scientific name:Fragaria × Comarum
[Overview]
A perennial created by crossbreeding.
The whole plant is hairy.
Runners grow from the leaf axils and bear young plants at their tips.
Leaves are basal or alternate, long-stalked, and compound with 3 leaflets that have serrated margins.
The flowers are pink and 5-petaled.
The part that looks like a fruit is the swollen receptacle, and the so-called seeds of the strawberry set in the pits on its surface are the true fruits.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by division.
It prefers a sunny, well-drained place.
Water thoroughly when the soil surface dries.
In spring and autumn, apply slow-release chemical fertilizer or liquid fertilizer regularly.
Pests and diseases include viral disease, gray mold, cutworms and aphids.
Also be careful of damage to the fruit by slugs, pill bugs and wild birds.
