ALI BABA STRAWBERRY FRAGARIA VESCA

* This gorgeous, deep red Non-GMO strawberry yields a huge bounty of berries over an extended growing season, and serves as an interesting ground cover.

* Ali baba is an improved perennial variety of the extremely sweet wild, alpine strawberries.

* The flavor is a unique, sweet taste that is almost like eating candy.

* Ali baba seems to have more disease resistance and isn't as affected by pest pressure as much as the more domesticated varieties.

* Ali baba does very well in shade being a direct descendant of wild strawberries.

* Birds and other pests are more likely to leave it alone because of the lack of red pigments which seem to be a bird attractant, so having netting and other protective covers over the berries are unnecessary.

* The leaves are excellent in herbal teas and are very rich in Vitamin C. In fact, the Vitamin C content of these strawberry leaves is amongst the highest of plants!

* There are, supposed, benefits to using the green, leafy part of this strawberry plant. It is said to help the skin in a number of ways.

* This strawberry is a low growing, small plant and will do wonderful in hanging baskets, window boxes and other containers.

* Ali baba is also appealing to a number of pollinators and is a bee attractant.

* Strawberry flowers will attract a number of beneficial insects to the garden and, in turn, bring balance to it.

We also offer numerous other complementary herbs, vegetables and flowers for the garden. Check out our other items for additional varieties of flowers! We periodically run various specials so please look to see if we have any volume discounts available