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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 4–7Type Ground cover, Perennial
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — Although the berries resemble the common strawberry; with each leaflet typically reaching a length of 1, image 102

Culture

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

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Ground cover, Perennial
Family
Rosaceae

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Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — typically around 0.5 inch in diameter; although the berries resemble the common strawberry, image 143
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — ground cover / perennial with yellow blooms; although the berries resemble the common strawberry, image 111
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — Thriving in USDA zones 5-9; their adaptability and low maintenance make them a suitable choice for, image 116
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — yellow flowers in the garden; with each leaflet typically reaching a length of 1 to 3 inches, image 138
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) — Indian Mock Strawberries can spread quite prolifically; thriving in USDA zones 5-9, image 133
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) — they are generally tasteless; although the berries resemble the common strawberry
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — providing an extended period of visual interest; their adaptability and low maintenance make them a, image 72
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — The Indian Mock Strawberry flourishes in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 9; their adaptability and low maintenance
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) — while spreading up to 18 inches; with each leaflet typically reaching a length of 1 to 3 inches
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — The Indian Mock Strawberry flourishes in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 9; their adaptability and low, image 124
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — is a fast-spreading ground cover with kidney-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; thriving in USDA zones, image 113
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — Following these flowers, distinctive red berries emerge, reaching about half an inch in diameter, image 129
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — demonstrating a high level of adaptability to various climates; thriving in USDA zones 5-9
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — Indian Mock Strawberries can spread quite prolifically; thriving in USDA zones 5-9
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — with each leaflet typically reaching a length of 1 to 3 inches; although the berries resemble the, image 123
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — This plant is an attractive filler, though not valued for its fruit; although the berries resemble the, image 63
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — It produces small red fruits resembling true strawberries; with each leaflet typically reaching a, image 114
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — is a ground-cover plant native to South and East Asia but has successfully naturalized in many other regions
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — Their adaptability and low maintenance make them a suitable choice for gardeners of all levels, image 137
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — Indian Mock Strawberries can spread quite prolifically
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