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Hardy Banana vs Wild Strawberry

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Hardy Banana
Wild Strawberry

The Hardy Banana is a fast-growing evergreen perennial that dies down to the ground each year. A stunning tropical-looking accent for your yard and patio, the Japanese Fiber Banana can be overwintered outdoors in several northern U.S. states and southern Canadian regions. In northern regions, you can bring this plant inside and leave it in your garage. If you enjoy Mexican cuisine, you can use the leaves to make tamales.

Often called the Woodland Strawberry, the Wild Strawberry produces a sweet, edible red berry all throughout the later spring and summer. This compact, stemless plant spreads mostly through the means of runners, and grows quickly.

Flowers and fruit of the Wild Strawberry are usually present simultaneously throughout the summer. This variety is native to North America, which gives it its name.

Hardy Banana Quick Facts

Wild Strawberry Quick Facts

Zone: 5a
Zone: 3a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 0.1 m (0.3 ft)
Spread: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: red to purple
Flowers: large cream to yellow
Flowers: white
Fruit: Large inedible
Fruit: small
Berries: sweet
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: japanese banana, japanese fibre banana
Other Names: common strawberry, mountain strawberry, virginia strawberry