Montana De Oro Wood Strawberry

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Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Tolerates almost any soil type. Prefers sun or part shade in coastal sites, and part shade or shade in inland sites. Selected for the garden.

Plant overview

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

3 - 6 in Tall
6 - 8 ft Wide

Form

Prostrate, spreading

Growth rate

Fast

Dormancy

Evergreen

Color

White

Flowering season

Winter, Spring, Summer

Special uses

Groundcover, Deer resistant

Landscaping information

Sun

Deep Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Ease of care

Easy

Cold tolerance

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil description

Tolerates a wide variety of soils.
Soil PH: 5.4 - 6.8

Sunset Zones

1*, 2*, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8*, 9*, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Companion plants

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Use with woodland trees, shrubs and herbs such as False Indigo (Amorpha californica), Manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.), Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens), Mariposa Lily (Calochortus spp.), Ceanothus spp., Fleabane (Erigeron spp.), Silk Tassel Bush (Garrya spp.), Crevice Alumroot (Heuchera micrantha), Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor), Leopard Lily (Lilium pardalinum), Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), and many others.

Alternative names

Common names:

Montana De Oro Wood Strawberry

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