strawberry 'Mara de Bois'
alpine strawberry
Highly regarded for its intense flavour, this cultivar combines the fragrance of wild strawberries with the larger fruit size of...
12cm pot
£12.99
available to order from autumn
3 × 12cm pots
£36.00
£12.00 each
available to order from autumn
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Plant description
Highly regarded for its intense flavour, this cultivar combines the fragrance of wild strawberries with the larger fruit size of cultivated types. Plants form low, spreading rosettes of coarse-toothed, three-lobed leaves and send out runners that root easily.
White flowers appear continuously from late spring into early autumn, followed by medium-sized, conical berries. Fruit ripens to a deep red and has a rich, aromatic taste, ideal for eating fresh, adding to desserts or preserving. Strawberry ‘Mara des Bois’ performs best in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil. It’s a reliable, culinary choice for pots, containers, or raised beds.
White flowers appear continuously from late spring into early autumn, followed by medium-sized, conical berries. Fruit ripens to a deep red and has a rich, aromatic taste, ideal for eating fresh, adding to desserts or preserving. Strawberry ‘Mara des Bois’ performs best in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil. It’s a reliable, culinary choice for pots, containers, or raised beds.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
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Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for strawberry Mara de Bois:
Plants purchased as runners are sent out as dormant bare root plants and should be planted out within a couple of days of arrival. Soak the plants in tepid water for 20 minutes to rehydrate their roots while you dig holes twice the width of the root system. Place the strawberries with the crown level with the crown level with the soil and spread the roots before filling in the hole, incorporating plenty of organic matter.
Please note:
This perennial is semi-evergreen so it can lose some of its leaves in winter. In colder regions or more exposed gardens, it may lose them all, but then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
GOES WELL WITH
Which plants need cloching?
Frost tender plants can be encouraged to grow far more quickly under cloches and one group of plants, the cucurbits, benefit from the extra warmth overnight. This allows them to photosynthesise for longer and squash, courgette and outdoor cucumber plants
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