Strawberry(Fragaria × ananassa)

Strawberry is one of some well-known fruits. Its plant is a small plant with a three-leaved growth pattern. It has small, white flowers usually produce during the spring. Its fruit has bright red color and fleshly.

Strawberry, fruit plant of eight main species of the genus Fragaria (family Rosaceae), native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere but widely cultivated in the Southern Hemisphere as well. The cultivated varieties are mainly derived from 2 species, F. virginiana and F. chiloensis that are native to the Americas. Strawberries prefer open, sunny areas. They are commonly planted.

 Strawberries have some benefits. The mostly known is about its benefit to bleach our teeth and to boost immunity because its excellent source of vitamin C. Strawberries may also help to prevent cataracts, help us to fight cancer, keep wrinkles at bay, fight bad cholesterol, reduce inflammation, regulate blood pressure, boost fiber, aid in weight management, and promote pre-natal health.

Strawberries do not come true from seed; that is, strawberry seed will yield plants unlike the plant it came from, plans with characteristic of the hybrid plant’s ancestors. But, it isn’t necessary to grow strawberries from seed. As noted, strawberries take care of propagating themselves admirably by sending out runners or daughter plants that root nearby. These can be used to renew the strawberry patch by holding them in place with a stone, hairpin, clothespin, or small handful of dirt until they root. Or they can be allowed to root and then be transplanted to a new strawberry bed.