Seascape Strawberry vs Bilberry - TreeTime.ca

Seascape Strawberry vs Bilberry

Fragaria x ananassa Seascape

Vaccinium myrtillus

CUSTOM GROW

Seascape Strawberry
Bilberry

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.

Bilberry is a native perennial shrub valued for its small, blue-black berries that ripen in mid to late summer. The berries resemble blueberries but have a richer, more tart, and intense flavor. They have long been used for fresh eating, baking, and preserves, while also providing food for birds and mammals. In spring, its delicate pinkish flowers attract bees and other pollinators.

Growing low to the ground, Bilberry forms spreading colonies that create dense understory cover. This growth habit provides food and shelter for wildlife, and its foliage adds seasonal interest by turning red to purple in autumn. With its adaptability and ecological benefits, Bilberry is well-suited for naturalization, ecological restoration, and pollinator gardens.

Seascape Strawberry Quick Facts

Bilberry Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 0.2 m (0.6 ft)
Height: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Spread: 0.4 m (1.3 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Growth form: low growing, clump-forming
Spreading: rhizomes - medium, seeds - medium
Suckering: medium


Toxicity: leaves may be unsafe in high doses
Flowers: small, white
Flowers: white or pink, bell-shaped
Bloom time: summer
Berries: red
Berries: round bluish-purple berries, edible
Fruit size: large
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet
Flavor: sweet
Harvest: May-Early September
Harvest: late summer to early fall
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC
Other Names: common bilberry, dwarf bilberry, low bilberry, myrtille, myrtle blueberry, myrtle whortleberry, whortleberry