A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Origin: in Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada, by C.L. Ricketson, Ontario Dept. Agr., Hort. Res. Inst. Introd. in 1967. Sparkle × Valentine; selected in 1960. Tree: upright; size medium; vigor medium; leaflets slightly cupped upward; runner production moderate; moderately susceptible to verticillium wilt; productive. Fruit: size medium; conic; slight tendency to split primaries; skin medium dark red, glossy, smooth, attractive; flesh bright medium red, firm, slightly acid, flavor fair; achenes even with surface or slightly sunken; ripens early midseason about 1 day ahead of Redcoat; a fresh-market and processing variety; quality of jam, and canned and frozen berries is excellent; calyx difficult to remove by machines.
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