WorldFloraDB - Fragaria x ananassa 'Starbright'

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
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Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
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Cultivation

Origin: in Glenn Dale, Md., by George M. Darrow and George F. Waldo, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1940. Chesapeake × Fairfax; cross made in 1931 by Waldo; selected in 1933; tested as USDA 2120. Tree: fairly productive; vigorous; susceptible to hot weather; fairly freely produces runner plants; leaf large, unusually free of leaf spot and leaf scorch; flower perfect. Fruit: large; blunt conic to blunt wedge, very uniform; skin very glossy, tough, bright medium red, not turning dark, very attractive; hull usually clasping, size medium; achenes yellow, slightly raised above surface; flesh light red, juicy, tender, firm, subacid, dessert quality good, aromatic but not quite as much aroma as Dorsett; shipping quality exceptional, superior to most varieties; fairly long season, about with Catskill in Maryland.

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Optimum temperature (C°)	11 - 24
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Vigor	vigorous
Productivity	moderate productivity

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Synonyms

Fragaria x ananassa 'Starbright'

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