White Soul Alpine Strawberry (Fragaria vesca 'White Soul')
frah-GAR-ee-ah VES-kah 'White Soul'

Deciduous Perennial Clumping, Compact
A runnerless alpine strawberry with small, aromatic white fruit and a flavor often compared to white chocolate.

Fragaria vesca 'White Soul' is a runnerless selection of the alpine strawberry, bred to put its energy into fruit rather than spreading stolons. Small white flowers give way to small, white-to-cream colored berries that are intensely aromatic, with a flavor some growers compare to white chocolate. It fruits over a very long season, from early summer into fall, on compact clumps reaching only about 6in tall. Because it doesn't send out runners, it stays tidy in containers, edging, and small garden beds.

Pros

  • Small white-to-cream fruit with an unusually aromatic, distinctive flavor
  • Runnerless and clumping — stays tidy without spreading by stolons
  • Fruits over a very long season, from early summer into fall
  • Compact size suits containers, edging, and small beds

Cons

  • Fruit is much smaller than a typical garden strawberry
  • White/cream fruit can be easy to miss at harvest time
  • Needs consistently moist soil, especially while flowering and fruiting
Highlights

The real draw here is the fruit itself: small, pale white-to-cream berries with an aroma and flavor distinct from a typical red strawberry, often likened to white chocolate. Unlike most strawberries, 'White Soul' doesn't spread by runners, so its energy goes into fruiting instead of colonizing — and its compact, clumping habit stays neat in a container or at the front of a bed through a long early-summer-to-fall fruiting season.
 

Plant Data

Mature Size 1 - 6 inches tall. 10 - 12 inches wide.
Sun Exposure Partial Shade - Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance Medium
Zones 3a - 9b (Usually hardy to -40° F)
Tags Attracts Bees, Attracts Pollinators, Container, Deciduous, Edibles, Fruit edible, Fruit showy, Fruits, Full Sun, Good for Bedding, Good for Beginners, Low Maintenance, Medium, Native to Asia, Native to Europe, Non-Allergenic, Normal Soil, Partial Shade, Partial Sun, Perennial, Reblooms, Spillers, Well-Drained Soil
Bloom Period June To September
Flower Color White
Foliage Color Green
 

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Pairs well with other low, compact edibles and ornamentals in a mixed container or border — thyme, lettuces, or alpine strawberries of other colors make good companions.
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2025 : 02/05 - 03/08

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