Family: Rosaceae

Scientific Name: Waldsteinia ternata

Common Name: Barren Strawberry

DescriptionA ground cover perennial with yellow flowers. Looks like wild strawberry plants.
Pronunciation(wald-STINE-i-a)
Plant TypeAll Plants, Perennials Hardy
Hardiness Zone4-7
Sunlightfull to part sun
Moistureaveage
Soil & Siteaverage
Temperaturegrows best in cooler climates
Flowersyellow flowers, 5 sepals, 5 petals, borne in 3-8 flower corymbs
Fruitsmall red strawberry-like fruit
Leavessimilar to the true strawberry, long petiole, 3 leaflets, palmately compound, dark green
Dimensions4-6 inches tall, slowly spreading by rhizomes
Propagationeasy by division
Native SiteNative to the northeastern United States.
Cultivar OriginNamed after an Austrian Botanist, Count Franz Waldstein-Wartenburg,(1759-1823).
Notes & Reference#04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills)
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