FoliageBarren Strawberry
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Barren Strawberry (Waldsteinia fragarioides) is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-7, that matures to about 4-6 in × 1-2 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in moist and well-drained soil. Expect yellow blooms in spring.
- USDA zones
- 4-7
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 4-6 in × 1-2 ft
- Spacing
- 12-18 in
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Moist, Well-drained
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Native to
- Eastern North America
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
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Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Barren Strawberry is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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