Tangy or extra sweet; firm for transport or juicy for jam; white, bright red, or deep purple… there are hundreds of strawberry varieties out there. Experiment with a few to discover your favourites and get your taste buds tingling!
Understanding Strawberry Types
The secret to a harvest that lasts all summer lies in combining two types of plants:
- June-bearing strawberries (Non-everbearing): These produce a single, abundant, and concentrated harvest (lasting about 3 weeks) in June or July. They are the ideal choice for preserves and pies.
- Everbearing strawberries (Continuous): These produce flowers and fruit in cycles from late June until the first frost. They are perfect for snacking in the garden all summer long.
What Is Your Favourite Flavour?
To help you choose, we’ve classified our varieties according to their dominant aromatic profile:
- Forest Taste (Wild Aromas): Charlotte and Profruit Quatre Saisons.
- Intense Sweetness (Natural Candy): Albion, Delizz, and Jewell.
- Tropical Taste (Unique): White ‘Keoki’.
- Classic Taste (Sweet-Tangy Balance): Chambly, Seascape, and Lila.
Detailed Guide to Featured Varieties
Albion Strawberry (Everbearing)
Albion is the gold standard for container gardening. It offers consistent productivity and very large, firm fruit that stays solid even in hot weather. Its flavour is rich, very sweet, and consistent throughout the season.
Plant characteristics: Upright habit and medium vigour. Its structure keeps the fruit well off the ground, reducing fungal diseases. High resistance to verticillium wilt and crown rot.
Charlotte Strawberry (Everbearing)
Considered by connoisseurs to be the best-tasting variety, it offers a powerful aroma reminiscent of wild strawberries. It is very sweet, low in acidity, and produces generously until the fall frost.
Plant characteristics: Compact, globe-shaped habit with few runners. Its dark green foliage is very attractive, making it an excellent choice for mixed planters on the terrace.
‘Chambly’ Red Strawberry (June-bearing)
Its deep red fruits are biconical and very easy to hull. This reliable and tasty mid-season variety was specifically developed to provide optimal performance in Southern Quebec's climate.
Plant characteristics: Exceptional vigour and semi-upright habit. Its long stems make harvesting easy. It is a very hardy plant that survives harsh winters beautifully.
Jewell Strawberry (June-bearing)
This hybrid variety produces impressively sized fruit in June and July. Very juicy and sweet, it is perfect for eating fresh or making homemade jams. It consistently ranks among the top ten favourite varieties for gardeners.
Plant characteristics: Compact but robust plant. It shows excellent tolerance to common leaf diseases and adapts to a wide variety of soil types.
Seascape Strawberry (Everbearing)
Seascape is recognized for its ability to produce large, symmetrical fruit with a classic, well-balanced flavour, even during summer heatwaves. A very reliable choice for continuous and abundant production.
Plant characteristics: Very vigorous with a spreading habit. It produces few runners during its fruiting period, concentrating energy on the berries. Good resistance to common viruses.
Delizz Strawberry (Everbearing)
Its fruits are uniform, pointed, and particularly sweet. This is the ultimate "turnkey" plant for new gardeners looking for a delicious harvest without the complications.
Plant characteristics: Ultra-compact habit with upright flower stems. It is the first strawberry to win an All-America Selections award for its exceptional performance in pots.
Lila Strawberry (June-bearing)
Lila offers large-sized fruit with tender, aromatic flesh. It kicks off the gardening season gently, providing a generous harvest right from the start of summer in the veggie patch.
Plant characteristics: Medium vigour and excellent hardiness (Zone 3). The plant is robust and offers good resistance to root diseases, even in heavier soils.
Profruit Quatre Saisons Strawberry (Everbearing)
This variety produces a multitude of small, elongated strawberries with an irresistible wild scent. It’s a favourite for children who love to snack on highly fragrant berries all summer long.
Plant characteristics: "Wild-type" strawberry plant with no runners. It forms lovely dense clumps that stay in place, ideal for edging garden paths.
White ‘Keoki’ Strawberry (Everbearing)
Its white berries with red seeds explode with pineapple-like flavour. A major advantage: since birds associate ripeness with the colour red, your Keoki harvests are naturally protected without the need for netting!
Plant characteristics: Moderate vigour and very decorative, deeply cut foliage. The plant is productive, and its white flowers add constant visual appeal to your container arrangements.
Need help with planting? Learn how to set up and fertilize your new plants by consulting our guide to growing strawberries.
Come visit us! Our garden centre advisors are waiting to help you choose the ideal strawberry for your soil type and share our best tips on maintaining your plants.
