Strawberry ‘alpine’ - Purtill

Fast growing medium shrub with berries. 

 H: 2-3m 

W: 1-2m

One of the best bush foods, it is also a beautiful ornamental with its glossy green aromatic leaves and fluffy white flower heads. Whilst it is capable of growing into a small to medium sized tree, it can be kept as a shrub through regular pruning of the growing tips. This also serves to harvest the plant for its culinary uses for flavouring all sorts of dishes. Plant in a sunny spot with well drained soil and feed and water regularly during the warmer months to give yourself plenty of shoots. A rainforest tree from north NSW and south Queensland. Can take light frosts, but foliage will be damaged.

H: 10 W:3

Protect from frost

Full sun. Plant 10 to 15 cm apart. Harvest 8 to 10 weeks.

Produces 3-4kg fruit 

low PH soil. 

The versatile vegetable which may be used fresh in a variety of dishes or frozen for later, green dragon is a fast grown variety as well suited to garden beds, tubs and containers plant in a well drain soil in a sunny position.