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Duchesnea indica 'Harlequin' (Indian strawberry 'Harlequin')

Other names: Mock strawberry 'Harlequin', Rock strawberry 'Harlequin', Yellow-flowered strawberry 'Harlequin', Fragaria indica 'Harlequin', Duchesnea indica 'Variegata', Potentilla indica 'Harlequin'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Harlequin' is a rosette-forming, evergreen perennial with rooting runners, palmate leaves divided into three oblong to ovate, scalloped or toothed, dark green leaflets with wide, irregular, creamy-white margins and tiny, yellow flowers in early and late summer followed by edible yet unpalatable, bright red fruit.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.1 m 1.2 m 2-5 years
0 ft 3 ft 2-5 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
  • Moisture-retentive
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
  • North
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Best planted in humus-rich, woodland soil in full or partial shade. Tolerates any soil and position. Suitable for underplanting, bank stabilisation, in hanging baskets, or as a trailing houseplant.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Ground Cover, Containers/Patio, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, City, Low Maintenance, Underplanting, Flavouring food and drinks, Woodland

UK hardiness

H6

USDA zones

Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2, 1, 2, 3

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = Moderate/Medium
South Coastal = Moderate/Medium
South Inland = Moderate/Medium
High and Intermediate Desert = Inappropriate
Low Desert = Inappropriate

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Mat-forming, Rosette

Native to

Japan, China, India

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Remove runners to control spread.

Propagation methods

Seed, Root plantlets

Propagation

Dow seed in a cold frame in spring or autumn. Detach and plant rooted plantlets any time of year.

Pests

Slugs

Snails

Diseases

Pull out rooted stems/suckers of vigorous plants

Plant container grown plants in deep fertile, well-drained soil

Plant in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soils

Plant container grown plants in a sunny postion

Detach rosette

Plant in moist but well-drained soil (autumn or spring)

Plant in partial or full shade (autumn or spring)

Sow seeds in a cold frame in autumn

Sow seeds in a cold frame in spring

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Meconopsis cambrica 'Frances Perry'
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