Fragaria x ananassa 'Samba' syn. Fragaria x ananassa 'Red Ruby'
Strawberry 'Red Ruby'
The common garden strawberry (collectively known as strawberries) is widely grown for its sweet tasting, juicy red fruit. Strawberry plants are easy to care for and will provide an abundance of first class fruit for a numbers of years. When they come to the end of their fruiting lives they are easily propagated by removing the old plants and planting the runners. 'Red Ruby' (officially registered as 'Samba') is an ornamental variety with pink-red flowers that bloom from early Summer right through to late Autumn. They are great for edging, or for containers or hanging-baskets. Edible fruit follow the flowers.
Contributed by @slj
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Strawberry 'Red Ruby'
Latin name
Fragaria x ananassa 'Samba' syn. Fragaria x ananassa 'Red Ruby'
type
Fruiting Plant
family
Rosaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.30 M
Fragaria x ananassa 'Samba' syn. Fragaria x ananassa 'Red Ruby'
The common garden strawberry (collectively known as strawberries) is widely grown for its sweet tasting, juicy red fruit. Strawberry plants are easy to care for and will provide an abundance of first class fruit for a numbers of years. When they come to the end of their fruiting lives they are easily propagated by removing the old plants and planting the runners. 'Red Ruby' (officially registered as 'Samba') is an ornamental variety with pink-red flowers that bloom from early Summer right through to late Autumn. They are great for edging, or for containers or hanging-baskets. Edible fruit follow the flowers.
Spring planting of runners
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
You can plant out last seasons runners in early spring after the frost has gone and the soil has started to warm up. Plant the runners straight into well drained, fertile soil. For an early crop you can plant them under a tunnel cloche.
Autumn planting of runners
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Strawberry runners can be planted oiut in autumn before the soil cools and frost arrives. Plant the runners straight into well drained, fertile soil. For an early crop you can plant them under a tunnel cloche.
Propagate plant runners in Autumn
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Propagate your strawberry plants in their 4th or 5th year to continue your fruit crop. Simple break of the runners from the main plant and plant straight into well drained, fertile soil. For an early crop you can plant under a tunnel cloche.
Flowering
From Late Winter TO Early Summer
Strawberries produce delicate and intricate white flowers with yellow centres. It is these flowers that eventually develop the strawberry fruit. The flowers start many months before they bloom, as tiny little yellow buds.
slj
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