Fragaria x ananassa 'Toscana' (Strawberry)

Description: Strawberry Toscana is a remarkable dual-purpose variety that combines ornamental appeal with reliable fruiting, making it an excellent choice for South England gardens and patios. This hardy perennial strawberry produces abundant deep rose-pink flowers from late spring through autumn, creating a striking visual display that rivals many purely decorative plants. The naturally trailing growth habit makes it ideally suited to hanging baskets, window boxes, and container gardens, where cascading foliage and ripening berries create an eye-catching feature. Medium-sized, conical strawberries with excellent sweet flavour and aromatic qualities develop throughout the growing season, rewarding gardeners with a generous harvest from summer into autumn. The glossy, dark green trifoliate foliage provides attractive foliage interest even when not in flower or fruit. Toscana is particularly valuable for beginners and experienced growers alike, requiring minimal maintenance whilst delivering both aesthetic pleasure and productive yields. It thrives in full sun to partial shade and is ideally suited to the temperate South England climate, where it will flourish in containers on patios, balconies, and garden displays.

Other benefits: deciduous, hanging-baskets, containers, grow-your-own, edible-garden

Position: full sun to partial shade

Winter hardiness: cold hardy to -15°C