A partially everbearing cultivar with intensely red fruit, superior fruit firmness, and superior late season production, and is adapted to the climate of northern California. Origin: Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Watsonville, Calif., by Bruce D. Mowrey, Larry T. Kodama, and JoAnne Coss. 67C253 × Lido; selected in Monterey, Calif. in 1998; patented in 2004. USPP 15,375. Tree: partially everbearing; flat; open; weak vigor; moderately resistant to stress due to high soil pH and soil salinity, and Strawberry mottle virus; moderately susceptible to powdery mildew; susceptible to two-spotted spider mite, western tarnished plant bug, botrytis fruit rot, verticillium wilt, and angular leaf spot. Fruit: conical to nearly cylindrical; dark red with firm, orangered flesh; glossy; mediumsized hollow center; medium sweetness and acidity; fine to medium texture; very narrow to narrow band without achenes; achene insertion level with the skin surface; harvest period from late April through early November.
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