Indian Mock Strawberry

Duchesnea Indica

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Overview

The Indian Mock Strawberry, Duchesnea indica, is a fast-spreading ground cover with kidney-shaped leaves and yellow flowers. It produces small red fruits resembling true strawberries, typically around 0.5 inch in diameter, but they are tasteless. Thriving in USDA zones 5-9, it prefers partial to full sun and reaches about 3 inches in height, while spreading up to 18 inches. This plant is an attractive filler, though not valued for its fruit.

Sun Full, Half, ShadeWater High, MediumZones 4–7

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — It produces small red fruits resembling true strawberries

Culture

Sun: Full, Half, Shade
Water: High, Medium
USDA zones: 4–7

Shape & size

Classification

Family: Rosaceae

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Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — The Indian Mock Strawberry flourishes in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 9; their adaptability and low, image 68

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — they are generally tasteless; although the berries resemble the common strawberry, image 75

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — Although the berries resemble the common strawberry; with each leaflet typically reaching a length of 1, image 74

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — filling spaces between stepping stones or cascading over retaining walls in a landscape design; their, image 80

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — ground cover / perennial for full or half or shade; their adaptability and low maintenance make them a, image 84

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — ground cover / perennial with yellow blooms; although the berries resemble the common strawberry, image 83

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — This makes them an ideal candidate for ground cover; although the berries resemble the common strawberry, image 79

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — Their adaptability and low maintenance make them a suitable choice for gardeners of all levels, image 81

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — and are often left untouched by wildlife.<br><br>Reaching only about 3 inches in height; their, image 76

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — Indian Mock Strawberries can spread quite prolifically; thriving in USDA zones 5-9, image 77

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — extending up to 18 inches wide; with each leaflet typically reaching a length of 1 to 3 inches, image 78

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — yellow flowers in the garden; with each leaflet typically reaching a length of 1 to 3 inches, image 82

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — typically around 0.5 inch in diameter; although the berries resemble the common strawberry, image 87

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — Thriving in USDA zones 5-9; their adaptability and low maintenance make them a suitable choice for, image 88

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — it prefers partial to full sun and reaches about 3 inches in height; thriving in USDA zones 5-9, image 89

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — while spreading up to 18 inches; with each leaflet typically reaching a length of 1 to 3 inches, image 90

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — This plant is an attractive filler, though not valued for its fruit; although the berries resemble the, image 91

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — It produces small red fruits resembling true strawberries; with each leaflet typically reaching a, image 86

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — is a fast-spreading ground cover with kidney-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; thriving in USDA zones, image 85

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — scientifically named Duchesnea indica; their adaptability and low maintenance make them a suitable, image 92

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — providing an extended period of visual interest; their adaptability and low maintenance make them a, image 100

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — which bloom from early spring until the fall; although the berries resemble the common strawberry, image 99

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — is a ground-cover plant native to South and East Asia but has successfully naturalized in many other, image 93

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — It dons a striking resemblance to the common strawberry; with each leaflet typically reaching a length, image 94

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