Strawberry 'Loran' – Everbearing Strawberry (Set of 3 or 6)

Strawberry 'Loran' is an everbearing variety, which means smaller flushes of fruit spread across a long season rather than one heavy crop.

It gives decorative pink flowers and sweet red fruit on a compact plant of around 20cm to 30cm, with a spreading, slightly trailing habit that lets the berries hang clear of the soil. That habit is what makes it as good in a hanging basket or a balcony pot as it is in a raised bed, and it is why everbearers suit small gardens where one short glut of fruit would be wasted.

Grow it in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that still drains, and keep the compost evenly damp while fruit is swelling. Feed every week or two with a high-potash fertiliser through flowering and fruiting, and pick regularly to keep the plant producing. Remove runners if you want fruit rather than new plants. Bees improve the shape of the berries, so leave the flowers accessible. Each plant is supplied as an established 1 litre plant grown peat-free in Yorkshire.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Strawberry
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 20cm to 30cm tall by 30cm to 45cm wide
• Growth Habit: Compact, spreading, slightly trailing perennial
• Perfect For: Hanging baskets, patio pots, raised beds, balcony gardens, kitchen gardens
• Foliage: Mid to dark green, three-part leaves, semi-evergreen in a mild winter
• Flowering Time: Late spring into early autumn
• Planting Position: Full sun. Grows well in patio containers and baskets
• Soil Type: Fertile, moist, well-drained
• Hardiness: Fully hardy across Britain, though pots and baskets appreciate some root protection in a hard winter
• Maintenance: Water regularly, feed with high potash through fruiting, remove runners, replace after three or four years
• Seasonal Interest: Spring, summer and autumn
• Type: Hardy perennial fruit, grow your own