Strawberry - Delizz™

DESCRIPTION: An outstanding selection, producing an abundance of plump berries with firm texture and excellent flavor all season long; vigorous, upright in habit, and shows great disease resistance; ideal for gardens, containers, and hanging baskets

BOTANICAL NAME: Fragaria x 'Delizz'
AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 35 cm
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 90 cm
SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun to part sun
FLOWER COLOUR: White
FLOWERING TIME: Late spring, followed by sweet, large, red strawberries in summer
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Deep green
COLD HARDINESS: Zone 3b
WATER NEEDS: Average
OTHER FEATURES: Bee Friendly, Border, Edible, Groundcover
POLLINATION: Self-pollinating

Edible Qualities

Delizz™ Strawberry is a perennial that is typically grown for its edible qualities, although it does have ornamental merits as well. It produces red heart-shaped berries which are usually ready for picking from early to late summer. This variety is considered an everbearing type of strawberry, which means that it will repeatedly produce fruit across most of the season. The berries have a sweet taste and a firm texture.

The berries are most often used in the following ways:

• Fresh Eating
• Baking
• Preserves