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Alexandria Alpine Strawberry
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Alexandria Alpine is an alpine strawberry. It makes tiny, wildly fragrant berries a few at a time all season — and unlike other strawberries, you grow it from seed and it sends out no runners, so it stays a tidy little clump. Give it full sun to part shade and rich, evenly moist soil.
“Tiny, intensely fragrant wild-type berries.”
Growing basics — shared by every strawberry
Alexandria Alpine grows like any other strawberry. The full picture — how deep to plant, spacing, feeding, pests, harvest — lives on the Strawberry page so it's maintained in one place.
- Sun
- Full Sun
- Spacing (in row)
- 12–24 in
- Row spacing
- 36–48 in
- Planting depth
- 0 in
- Soil pH
- 5.8–6.5
- Water
- Moderate
What is Alexandria Alpine good for?
- Fresh eatingBest warm from the plant. Great
- Jam & preservesA classic use for a glut. Great
- FreezingHull and freeze whole. Great
From how it grows — kitchens vary.
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Cabbage familyTraditional
Flagged on the classic charts, including WVU's. Mechanism murky; the canon is consistent.
The badge is the honesty. Trialed = a published field trial · Practical = a real mechanism · Traditional = companion-chart lore. These pairings hold for every strawberry.
Pairings compiled from West Virginia University Extension.
Growing Alexandria Alpine — the things that trip people up
- Alpine strawberries grow from seed and make no runners, so they never spread — grow them as tidy edging clumps, and let a few berries drop to self-sow, or divide the clumps every few years.
- Give them rich, evenly moist soil and full sun to a little afternoon shade. They fruit lightly but steadily all season, right up to frost.
Alexandria Alpine strawberry at a glance
| Type | Alpine |
|---|---|
| Color | Red |
| Fruit size | Small |
Extra fields from seed-catalog listings and university growing guides. Days to ripe and disease resistance shift with your climate and seed source — double-check with your local extension office before you buy.
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Common questions about Alexandria Alpine
When does Alexandria Alpine fruit?
A few tiny, fragrant berries at a time, all season long.
Can I grow Alexandria Alpine from seed?
Yes — alpine strawberries are the one type easily grown from seed. Most others are grown from bare-root crowns or plants.
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