Seascape Strawberry vs Small Cranberry - TreeTime.ca

Seascape Strawberry vs Small Cranberry

Vaccinium oxycoccos

Fragaria x ananassa Seascape

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Small Cranberry
Seascape Strawberry

Small Cranberry is a native evergreen groundcover found in bogs, fens, and wet meadows. It produces delicate pink flowers that attract a variety of pollinators, including bees, and it serves as both a nectar source and host plant for the Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia) butterfly. By late summer, the plant bears deep red berries that are eaten by both wildlife and people. With their high pectin content, the berries are well-suited for making jams and jellies.

Often creeping among sphagnum moss, Small Cranberry thrives in cold, acidic, and nutrient-poor soils (pH 2.9–4.7), making it well adapted to northern wetland environments. With its woody stems, it is technically classified as a shrub and often described as a subshrub or dwarf shrub. It is also valuable for wetland restoration and naturalisation projects.

Note: We use Small Cranberry for Vaccinium oxycoccos. This species is also known by many other common names, including Bog Cranberry, Small Bog Cranberry, and others. Please confirm the scientific name to ensure you are ordering the correct plant.

The Seascape Strawberry is a cold-hardy perennial that produces large, sweet cherry-red berries that are usually ready for harvest from late spring to early fall. This variety is an Everbearing (Day Neutral) strawberry with small white flowers. It is typically more productive than other cold hardy strawberries.
The Seascape Strawberry is a self-pollinating variety, meaning it does not require a second plant nearby to set fruit. This plant produces an above average number of runners that grow quickly into new plants.

Small Cranberry Quick Facts

Seascape Strawberry Quick Facts

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Zone: 1b
Zone: 4a
Height: 0.1 m (0.2 ft)
Height: 0.2 m (0.6 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 0.4 m (1.3 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Growth form: creeping, ground cover
Spreading: rhizomes - medium, layering - medium
Suckering: medium


Foliage: small, leathery, evergreen
Flowers: pink, nodding with reflexed petals
Flowers: small, white
Bloom time: late spring to early summer
Berries: small red cranberries, edible
Berries: red
Fruit size: large
Firmness: firm
Flavor: tart
Flavor: sweet
Harvest: late summer to fall
Harvest: May-Early September
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: marshberry, small bog cranberry, swamp cranberry