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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 4–7
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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Photos (149)

Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — Thriving in USDA zones 5-9; their adaptability and low maintenance make them a suitable choice for, image 144
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — while spreading up to 18 inches; with each leaflet typically reaching a length of 1 to 3 inches, image 146
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — is a ground-cover plant native to South and East Asia but has successfully naturalized in many other, image 149
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — This plant is an attractive filler, though not valued for its fruit; although the berries resemble the, image 147
Indian Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea Indica) — typically around 0.5 inch in diameter; although the berries resemble the common strawberry, image 143

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