An early-season low-acid short-day cultivar of medium-red color that is adapted to winter production in central Florida. Origin: K.L. Gilford, B.D. Mowrey, A. Fuentes, J.I. Espejo, Jr., and T.M. Sjulin, Driscoll’s Strawberry Assoc., Inc., Watsonville, Calif. Key Largo × L1.; sel. in 1993; patented in 2000; USPP 11277. Tree: medium dense to dense; few to medium number of runners. Moderately resistant to drought, high temperatures and botrytis fruit rot and susceptible to two-spotted spider mite, T. pallidus, A. fragariae, Aphis sp., and L. hesparus. Fruit: large (19.4 g); conical; dark red; with light red flesh; glossy, firm; very sweet with medium acidity; very early to early production.
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