A partially everbearing cultivar that produces dark-red fruit having superior shelf-life, and is adapted to the environmental growing conditions of the western central region of Florida. Origin: Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Watsonville, Calif., by Kristie L. Gilford, Bruce D. Mowrey, and JoAnne Cross. Driscoll Marathon × Driscoll Sonora; selected in Hillsborough County, Fla. in 1998; patented 2005. USPP PP16,070. Tree: globose habit; weak to medium vigor; medium canopy density; inflorescences level to above foliage; flowering very early; partially everbearing; moderately susceptible to angular leaf spot and powdery mildew; susceptible to two-spotted spider mite, western tarnished plant bug, botrytis fruit rot, and Strawberry mottle virus; very susceptible to verticillium wilt. Fruit: Conical; very glossy; small central hollow; very narrow band without achenes; medium sweetness and acidity; soft to medium firmness; darker red and with a superior shelf-life compared to Driscoll Marathon and brighter red than Driscoll Sonora; harvest from November through late March.
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