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Elan

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Elan

Berry

Fragaria x ananassa

  • Full sun
  • Zones 5–9
  • 100 days to maturity
  • Fruits
  • 18" spacing
  • Moderate water
  • Perennial
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  • Overview

    Elan has a vigorous habit (many runners) and white flowers that produce medium-size, conical berries with intensely sweet flavor. Suitable for field, greenhouse, and container production. Produces fruit the first year and bears from June through frost. Grows best in Zones 5-8.Edible Flowers: Flowers add a mild, strawberry-like flavor if sprinkled on salads or when used as a garnish for drinks and desserts.

  • Planting

    Transplant in spring after last frost

  • Growing

    Sun: full. Water: moderate. Soil: Well-drained loam, slightly acidic. Space plants 18" apart.

  • Pests & diseases

    Common pests: Spider mites, slugs, aphids. Common diseases: Powdery mildew, leaf spot, gray mold.