Strawberry seed “white”
LATIN NAME: Fragaria × ananassa (white-fruited)
COMMON NAME: White Strawberry
The white strawberry forms the low, leafy clumps with the broad, toothed leaves and the small, white flowers in the small clusters, the fruits turning the fine, pale cream-white when ripe, and the whole plant carries the fine, neat look of the fruit bed. The low, spreading, hardy perennial carries the broad, trifoliate, bright-green leaves and the small, white, five-petalled flowers in the small, open clusters through the late spring, one of the fine, quiet sights of the fruit bed, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, conical, pale cream-white berries with the fine, soft, sweet, mildly pineapple-like flavour. The pale fruits have a very long record as the fine, gentle fruits of the old gardens, and the plant is a fine, historic presence of the fruit bed. It is a plant of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The white strawberry is a historic subject of the plant science, and the pale fruits keep showing up in the work on the soft-fruit plants. The way the small, conical, pale cream-white berries form on the low, leafy clumps has been studied steadily, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the soft-fruit plants, the broad, trifoliate leaves and the members of the rose family. The pale fruits and the neat habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the white strawberry is a regular subject of the work on the pale fruits of the cool world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The white strawberry is a fine, quiet plant of the fruit bed and the study collection. The small, white, five-petalled flowers in the small, open clusters open through the late spring, one of the fine, quiet sights of the fruit bed, drawing the bees, and the pale fruits have a very long record as the fine, gentle fruits of the old gardens, the pale berries coming to the fresh plates, the jams and the fine, gentle desserts of the old kitchens, while the broad, trifoliate, bright-green leaves carry the fine, neat look of the fruit bed, to be followed by the small, conical, pale cream-white berries with the fine, soft, sweet, mildly pineapple-like flavour. It is one of the fine choices for the fruit bed, the pot and the study collection, and it has been written about in the culinary and the horticultural papers for the pale fruits and the gentle ways. It is a fine, quiet plant of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.
The strawberry seeds like a fine seed compost on a bright sill, kept steadily moist. The young plants are easy once they root, and they fill out into neat clumps, carrying the pale fruits in the first season after planting.
To grow the white strawberry from seed, sow the tiny, brown seeds directly into the surface of the tray of rich, gritty soil, leave them uncovered, keep the tray in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings come through within a couple of weeks and grow on fast. With the sun and the deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground, the pale fruits will follow the spring flowers.
