Musk Strawberry ~Fragaria moschata Seeds~ Hautbois Strawberry ~ Aromatic ~ Garnet Strawberry ~ Alpine Woodland~ Italy, Russia & Scandinavia

Musk strawberry (Fragaria moschata) is native to Europe from Italy north to Scandinavia and east to central Russia. It has been under cultivation in Europe for centuries and is still grown widely in Italy.

The Musk strawberry is considered by many to be the best flavored strawberry.
More so then the regular garden strawberries (Fragaria x ananasa) and Woodland or Alpine Strawberry (Fragaria vesca), Musk Strawberry is known for its beautiful and intense aroma that's been compared to a mixture of regular strawberry, raspberry and pineapple.

Musk strawberry is a robust perennial that is more hardy then regular garden strawberries and Woodland Strawberry, thus it will grow in regions where those will not.

The plant produces large leaves of a pale green and few runners.


Germination and Cultivation info:

The cultivation of musk strawberry is the same as of regular garden strawberry or Alpine strawberry. Its plants are, however, a little hardier and can therefore grow in a wider variety of weather conditions.

The plants perform best in a soil which is rich in nutrients.

Musk strawberry is not self fruitful. Even the hermaphrodite flowers would require cross pollination which is achieved by insect pollinators.


Musk strawberry is also an excellent ground cover plant which spreads very fast with the help of ground stolons forming a dense carpet of growth.