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groundcover layer
barren strawberry
waldsteinia ternata
a tough evergreen strawberry look-alike with yellow spring flowers — no fruit, but a dense, running, weed-excluding mat that thrives where little else will cover dry shade.
functions
ground coverwildlife habitat
light
shade tolerant
moisture
moderate
soil
most, tolerates dry shade
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for barren strawberry — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
see barren strawberry on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around barren strawberry
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- groundcover
- barren strawberry — the anchor
- groundcover
- sweet woodruffperiwinklebugle