Quinault is an everbearing strawberry that is a heavy producer of large, very sweet berries. It bears a crop in late spring and more through summer into fall.
The big, sweet fruit is wonderful fresh and in jams, preserves, tarts and pies. Plants spread by runners and do well in garden beds and containers.
What it looks like
White, five-petaled flowers with golden yellow centers appear in spring and again through the season. Leaves are medium green, divided into three rounded, toothed leaflets. Large, soft-fleshed, bright red, rounded-conical berries with small yellow seeds ripen in several crops. The plants form low clumps about 6 to 8 inches tall that spread by runners to about 3 feet.
Growing it with lavender
Strawberries enjoy full sun like lavender but want richer, more evenly moist soil, so grow them in a nearby raised bed or kitchen garden rather than among the lavender.
Care
Plant in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil with the crown level with the soil surface, and water regularly, especially while fruit is forming. Hardy in zones 4 to 8. Mulch with straw to keep berries clean, and renew beds every few years with young runner plants.
At a glance
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Botanical name: Fragaria × ananassa
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Flower color: White with yellow centers
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Foliage: Medium green
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Growth habit: Low, spreading clump with runners
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Mature size: 6–8 in tall × 36 in wide
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USDA hardiness zones: 4–8
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Light: full sun
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Bloom start: Mid-May
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Peak bloom: Late-May
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Bloom pattern: Repeat Blooming
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Deer resistance: Susceptible
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Pollinator value: Good
Sizes and shipping
Dormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.