List of strawberry cultivars facts for kids

Strawberry plants with label indicating the cultivar ('Sequoia')

Strawberries are one of the most popular fruits! But did you know there are many different kinds of strawberries? These special types are called cultivars. Think of them like different breeds of dogs – they are all dogs, but they look and act a bit differently.

Strawberry cultivars can be different in many ways. Some ripen early in the year, while others ripen later. Some are better at fighting off diseases, and some taste sweeter or are firmer. Their size, shape, and how well they freeze can also be different.

Many new strawberry types are created by scientists and growers. Places like the University of California, the United States Department of Agriculture, and research stations in Canada and the UK work on developing new and improved strawberries.

Almost all the strawberries you see in stores are types of the garden strawberry, known scientifically as Fragaria × ananassa. However, a couple of special types, like 'Frel' (also called Pink Panda) and 'Samba' (Red Ruby), are grown mostly for their pretty pink or red flowers, not for their fruit. They are a mix with a plant called Potentilla palustris.

There's even a strawberry cultivar called 'Variegata' that people grow just because its leaves have cool patterns, not for its fruit!

Strawberry Cultivars You Can Find

This section lists many strawberry cultivars that are available to buy and grow.

Cultivar names are always shown in single quotes, like 'Albion'. Sometimes, you'll see another name in Small Capitals. This is a "selling name" or "trade designation" that companies use. The same strawberry might have a different selling name in another country!

Variety	Image	Season	Developed by	Released	Notes
Alba		Early Season	New Fruits s.a.s., Italy	2002
Albion		Day neutral	Univ. of California	2006	'Albion' strawberries are large and firm. They are red and have a very good, sweet flavor. These plants produce a lot of fruit and are strong. They can resist some common plant diseases.
Alice		Midseason	East Malling Research, UK	1993
Alinta		Day neutral
Allstar		Midseason	USDA / University of Maryland	1981	'Allstar' berries have a perfect strawberry shape. They are firm and keep their size well. This type is great for picking yourself or for home gardens. It resists many diseases, making it easy to grow.
Altess		Everbearing	Flevo Berry Holding B.V.	2015	'Altess' is an everbearing type, meaning it produces fruit for a long time. It's easy to grow and has good taste, size, and yield. The berries stay shiny even after being stored.
Amelia		Late Season	East Malling Research, UK	1998
Annapolis		Early Season	AAFC	1984
Apollo			USDA	1970
Archer		Midseason	Cornell /NYSAES	2016	'Archer' has a delicious, strong flavor and gives a lot of fruit. It can handle cold weather and root diseases. The fruit stays large for weeks. It's good for growers in New York, Michigan, and Minnesota.
Aromel
Aromas		Day neutral	Univ. of California		'Aromas' berries are larger and produce more fruit than some other types. They are good at handling different environments and are resistant to mildew and spider mites. The flavor is very good.
Asia		Early Midseason	New Fruits s.a.s., Italy	2005
Atlas			USDA	1970
Benicia
Benton		Late-midseason	USDA-ARS, Oregon	1975	'Benton' is a "Junebearing" type, meaning it produces fruit in early summer. The fruit is bright, firm, and tastes good. It handles cold winters well and is good for home gardeners. It can also resist some viruses.
Bogota
Bolero		Everbearing	East Malling Research, UK	1996
Bountiful			USDA-ARS Corvallis OR	1993
Brunswick		Early Midseason	USDA	1999
Cabot		Midseason	AAFC	1998
Calypso		Everbearing	East Malling Research, UK	1991
Camarosa		early-season short day	Univ. of California	1992	'Camarosa' is an early-season type. Its fruit is large, firm, and looks good. It has a good flavor and can grow well in many places. It's used for fresh eating and for making products.
Cambridge Favourite		Early Season	Univ. of Cambridge	1947
Camino Real		short day	Univ. of California		'Camino Real' plants are smaller than 'Camarosa'. The fruit is larger and yields more. It has a darker color and a very good flavor, great for fresh eating or processing. It resists some diseases.
Canoga		Late Midseason	Cornell /NYSAES	1979
Cassandra		Midseason	East Malling Research, UK	1998
Cavendish		Midseason	AAFC	1990	'Cavendish' produces a lot of fruit. It resists some diseases and can handle cold winters very well. The berries are large and high-quality, good for all uses. They are sweet and ripen in mid-season.
Chambly		Midseason	AAFC/McGill University	1982	'Chambly' is a high-yield, Junebearing type. It was made for cold winters in Quebec, Canada, and is very strong.
Chandler			Univ. of California	1983	'Chandler' is a high-yield type with very large fruit. It grows well in southern areas and can adapt to many different growing methods.
Christine
Clancy		Late Midseason	Cornell /NYSAES	2003
Darselect		Early Midseason	Societe Civile Darbonne, France	1998
Delia		Early Midseason	East Malling Research, UK	2007
Delite			USDA	1974
Delmarvel			USDA	1994
Diamante		Day neutral	Univ. of California	1991
Earlibelle			USDA	1964
Earliglow		Early Season	USDA	1975	'Earliglow' is an early-producing berry with great flavor. The plant is strong and resists red stele and verticillium wilt diseases.
Elegance		Late Season	East Malling Research, UK	2009
Elsanta		Midseason	Plant Research International B.V.	1975
Elvira
Emily		Early Season	East Malling Research, UK	1995
Eros		Midseason	East Malling Research, U.K.	1985
Evangeline		Early Season	AAFC	1975
Everest			Edward Vinson Ltd. (U.K.)
Evie 2		Day neutral	Edward Vinson Ltd. (U.K.)	2006
Faith		Late	Flevo Berry Holding B.V.	2014	'Faith' is a late-season type with beautiful, bright fruit and excellent flavor.
Favori		Everbearing	Flevo Berry Holding B.V.	2013	'Favori' is an everbearing type with great qualities. It grows fast and starts producing fruit early. The fruit is cone-shaped and stays shiny even after storage.
Fenella		Late Season	East Malling Research, UK	2009
Firecracker		Late Season	USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR	1997
Flair		Early	Flevo Berry Holding B.V.	2008	'Flair' is an early-season type with great flavor. It produces fruit quickly, even in cold weather. Its flowers make beautifully shaped fruit.
Flamenco		Everbearer	East Malling Research, UK	2002
Fleurette		Early	Flevo Berry Holding B.V.	2013	'Fleurette' ripens about 7 days earlier than 'Elsanta'. It combines early ripening with good fruit quality and lots of fruit.
Florence		Late Midseason	East Malling Research, UK	1997
Florentina		Everbearing	Flevo Berry Holding B.V.	2011	'Florentina' is an everbearing type with firm, cone-shaped fruit. The fruit stays shiny even after storage.
Florina		Everbearing	Flevo Berry Holding B.V.	2010	'Florina' is an everbearing type that grows strongly and produces a lot of fruit early. The fruit color is like 'Elsanta' and stays bright after picking.
Fort Laramie			USDA	1973	'Fort Laramie' is very good at handling cold winters. It has large, bright red fruit with a sweet, strong smell. It's good for eating fresh, freezing, and making jams. It produces many runners and a lot of fruit.
Frel (Pink Panda)					This type has pink flowers and only a few fruits. It's a special hybrid grown for its looks.
Fruitful Summer
Furore		Everbearing	Flevo Berry Holding B.V.	2014	'Furore' is an everbearing type with great quality and yield. It grows fast and starts producing fruit early. The fruit is bright red and stays shiny after storage.
Gaviota			Univ. of California
Glooscap		Early Midseason	AAFC	1983
Governor Simcoe		Late Midseason	HRIO	1985
Guardian			USDA	1969
Hapil				1977	Raised in Belgium.
Hecker		Day Neutral	University of California	1979	'Hecker' produces a lot of medium-sized fruit with excellent flavor. It's a day-neutral type, meaning it produces fruit all season long, and can handle cold weather well.
Hokowase		Early season	Hyogo Prefecture	1960
Honeoye		Early Midseason	Cornell / NYSAES	1979	'Honeoye' is an early-season type with medium-sized, firm, bright fruit. It produces very high yields. It grows best in lighter soils.
Hood		Midseason	George F. Waldo USDA-ARS / Oregon State	1965	'Hood' is known for its large, bright red fruit that turns dark when fully ripe. It has a sweet flavor and is excellent for jams. The plants are strong and easy to pick. It resists root rot and mildew.
Itasca		Early Midseason	USDA / Univ. of Minnesota	2005
Jewel		Late Midseason	Cornell / NYSAES	1985	'Jewel' is good for picking yourself or for shipping. It produces large, firm, wedge-shaped fruit with great color and quality. Its firmness helps it resist fruit rot and makes it good for shipping.
Judibell		Very Late Season	East Malling Research, UK	2005
Kent		Midseason	AAFC	1981	'Kent' is a winter-hardy type from Canada. It produces a lot of large, good-quality berries with above-average flavor. It has strong plants.
L'Amour		Midseason	Cornell / NYSAES	2003	'L'Amour' berries are heart-shaped, bright red, and very attractive. They are firm but not hard, with excellent taste. The plants are strong and resist diseases, staying productive for many years.
Little Scarlet
Loran
Lucy		Late Midseason	East Malling Research, UK	2009
Lumina		Early Season	USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD	2024
Mae		Early Midseason	East Malling Research, UK	2003
Mahabaleshwar	Strawberries for sale in Mahabaleshwar, India.
Malling Opal
Malling Pearl
Marshall	A 'Marshall' strawberry.	Early Midseason	Marshall F. Ewell	1890
Matis		Midseason	Jacques Marionnet GFA, France	2003
Mesabi		Midseason	University of Minnesota and the USDA-ARS	2000	'Mesabi' is a mid-season type that rarely gets winter damage in cold areas. It produces large, firm berries that are red all the way through and have excellent flavor. The plants are very winter hardy and resist diseases.
Midway			USDA	1959
Mira		Midseason	AAFC	1996
Mohawk		Early Season	USDA	1994
Mojave
Monterey		Day neutral	Univ. of California	2009	'Monterey' is a day-neutral type, producing fruit over a long season. The fruit is slightly larger than 'Albion' and has an outstanding flavor. It resists many diseases.
Northeaster		Early Season	USDA	1994
Northeastern		Early Season	USDA	1994
Ogallala		Everbearing	USDA	1956	'Ogallala' berries are soft, medium-sized, and dark red. They are sweet and have a good flavor. The plants are strong, hardy in winter, and resist leaf spot and drought.
Orléans		Early Season	Les Fraises de l'Île d'Orléans, Québec, Canada	2001
Oso Grande		Early season, short-day	Univ. of California	1989	'Oso Grande' produces an exceptionally high amount of very large fruit. The fruit is firm and has a particularly fine flavor.
Ozark Beauty		Everbearing	J.B. Winn	1955	Developed in Arkansas, 'Ozark Beauty' is one of the strongest and most productive everbearing strawberries. It is cold hardy and produces fruit from early summer until the first frost.
Palomar			Univ. of California
Pandora		Late Season	East Malling Research, UK	1988
Pegasus			USDA	1996
Pelican		Late Midseason	East Malling Research, UK	1990
Pineberry	Pineberries.				Pineberries are smaller than regular strawberries and are almost completely white when ripe, but with red "seeds." They are disease resistant.
Pink Panda (see 'Frel')					This type has pink flowers and only a few fruits. It's a special hybrid grown for its looks.
Pinnacle		early mid-season	USDA-ARS, Oregon	2002
Portola		Day neutral	Univ. of California	2009	'Portola' is a strong day-neutral type. Its fruit is similar in size to 'Albion' but lighter in color and shinier. It has excellent flavor and ripens a bit earlier.
Primetime			USDA	1995
Puget Reliance		Early mid-season	Washington State Univ., Oregon State Univ., Univ. of Idaho, and the USDA-ARS	1994	'Puget Reliance' produces many large, red, cone-shaped fruits. It is good for processing or selling fresh locally. The plants grow upright, keeping unripe fruit off the ground and helping to avoid rot.
Puget Summer ('Schwartze')		Late	Washington State University	2002	Has excellent flavor.
Quinault		Everbearing	Washington State University	1967	'Quinault' produces large to very large, sweet, bright red fruit from late spring through fall. It is known for being very disease-free and can produce berries on its runners.
Rabunda
Rainier		Late season	Washington State University	1972	'Rainier' is a late-season type with good-flavored, large fruit. It is tolerant to powdery mildew and red stele diseases.
Redchief			USDA	1968
Redcrest		late season	USDA-ARS, Oregon	1990
Redgauntlet
Redgem			USDA-ARS, Oregon	1993
Red Ruby ('Samba')					This type has red flowers and only a few fruits. It's a special hybrid grown for its looks.
Rhapsody
Rosie		Early Midseason	East Malling Research, UK	1999
Roxana		Late season	New Fruits s.a.s., Italy	2001
Royal Sovereign		Mid	Thomas Laxton	1892	'Royal Sovereign' has a softer texture than most modern types. Its flesh is bright orange-pink to scarlet. The fruit is very juicy and sweet.
Sable		Early Season	USDA	1998
Saint Pierre		Midseason	AAFC	2001
Sallybright		Midseason	East Malling Research, UK	2007
Samba (see § Red Ruby)					This type has red flowers and only a few fruits. It's a special hybrid grown for its looks.
San Andrés		Day neutral	Univ. of California	2009	'San Andreas' is a day-neutral type with high-quality fruit. It has outstanding flavor and looks great, especially early in the season.
Sapphire		Midseason	University of Guelph	2002
Sasha		June Bearer	East Malling
Scott			USDA	1979
Seascape		Day neutral	Univ. of California	1991	'Seascape' produces very large, firm fruit with good color and flavor when ripe. It is very tolerant of common virus diseases in California.
Seneca		Midseason	Cornell / NYSAES	1991
Senga Sengana
Sequoia	A 'Sequoia' strawberry.	Everbearing	University of California	1972	'Sequoia' plants are medium height and grow many runners. The berries are large, shiny, and have a long cone shape. They taste sweet and have a pleasing smell. This type resists leaf spot disease and can handle cold. It ripens in June and can keep producing fruit into the fall.
Shuksan		Short day	Washington State University	1970	'Shuksan' has large, shiny, bright red fruit with good flavor. It's good for fresh eating and excellent for freezing and making jams. The plant is large and strong, producing many runners. It resists viruses, Botrytis, and red stele diseases.
Sonata		Mid-season
Sophie		Late Season	East Malling Research, UK	1997
Stellarossa		Late Season	Cincinnati	2005	'Stellarossa' plants are small and grow many runners. The berries are medium-sized, deep red, and wedge-shaped. They taste sweet and can handle cold. They ripen in August and produce well into the fall.
Strasberry			Otto Schindler, DE	1925	'Strasberry' looks a bit like a raspberry. It needs another strawberry plant to help it produce fruit. A new type that can pollinate itself is now sold as 'Framberry'.
Strawberry Festival		Short Day	Florida Agr. Expt. Station	2000	'Strawberry Festival' plants produce many runners and have long stems for their fruit. The fruit is flavorful, firm, deep red outside, bright red inside, and cone-shaped.
Sunrise			USDA	1964
Surecrop	A 'Surecrop' strawberry.	Short Day	USDA-ARS and the Maryland Agr. Expt. Station	1956	'Surecrop' is a favorite for home gardeners because it's easy to grow and produces good fruit in almost any soil. It resists red stele disease. The fruit is firm and good for fresh eating or freezing.
Sussette		Late	Flevo Berry Holding B.V.	2013	'Sussette' is a late-season, short-day type with light red fruit and excellent flavor.
Symphony		Late season	Bred at The James Hutton Institute (JHI) (formerly SCRI)		'Symphony' has a great look and a good, slightly tart flavor. It resists mildew and red core diseases.
Tillamook		early mid-season	USDA-ARS, Oregon Agr. Expt. Station, Washington State Univ. Agr. Research Center, and Idaho Agr. Expt. Station	2002	'Tillamook' produces a lot of very large fruit that stays big all season. Its open plant makes it easy to pick. The fruit is very firm and has excellent flavor.
Titan			USDA	1971
Totem		mid-season	Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada, BC	1972	'Totem' is a standard type for processing in the Pacific Northwest. It produces firm, cone-shaped fruit with a deep red color. It can produce high yields and resists several diseases like red stele and powdery mildew.
Tribute		day neutral	Maryland Agr. Expt. Station and the USDA-ARS	1981	'Tribute' is a day-neutral type with medium-sized, firm fruit. It's popular for commercial growing. It resists red stele and powdery mildew and partly resists verticillium wilt.
Tristar		day neutral	Maryland Agr. Expt. Station and the USDA-ARS	1981	'Tristar' produces medium to small flavorful fruit. It's a favorite for home gardeners who want good dessert berries all season. It resists red stele and powdery mildew.
Valley Red		early mid-season	USDA-ARS, Oregon	2010	This type is good for processing.
Variegata					This type is grown for its decorative leaves, not for its fruit. It produces only a few fruits.
Veestar		Early Season	HIRO	1967
Ventana			Univ. of California
Viktoriana		Late Midseason	East Malling Research, UK	1998
Wendy		Early Season	AAFC	2006
Winona		Late Season	University of Minnesota/USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD	1996
Yamaska		Late Season	AAFC	2001