Lipstick Ornamental Strawberry

Fragaria 'Lipstick' (Fragaria 'Lipstick') is a captivating ornamental strawberry of genuine distinction — a hybrid selection that elevates the familiar strawberry genus to a new level of ornamental beauty with its richly saturated, vivid rose-pink to near-red flowers that bloom with striking prolificacy above a lush, trailing mound of deep, glossy, dark green, three-lobed leaves. Where most ornamental strawberries offer soft, pale pink or white blooms, 'Lipstick' delivers its namesake vivid, bold, richly pigmented rose-pink color that reads with real flower-garden presence from a distance — a jewel-toned floral display of genuine ornamental impact that is entirely unlike the understated charm of standard strawberry blooms. The attractive five-petaled flowers are followed by small, red ornamental fruits that add a secondary seasonal accent and provide a modest additional food source for birds and garden visitors.

This professional-grade 4" plant arrives with a healthy, well-established root system cultivated through professional horticultural practices — ready to establish and spread into its characteristic trailing, freely stoloniferous habit. 'Lipstick' excels as a richly flowering ground cover in sunny to partly shaded borders, as a cascading spiller in containers and hanging baskets, as a refined pathway edging plant, and as a pollinator-supporting border filler where its vivid rose-pink flowers and glossy dark foliage create a sustained, attractive display across a long spring and summer bloom season.

• Vivid Rose-Pink to Near-Red Flowers of Real Presence: Richly saturated, boldly colored rose-pink to near-red five-petaled flowers are produced in prolific abundance above a lush mound of glossy dark green foliage — a vivid, jewel-toned floral display entirely unlike the pale blooms of standard ornamental strawberries, with real ornamental flower-garden presence and impact.
• Glossy Dark Green Ornamental Foliage: The lush, deep, glossy, three-lobed dark green leaves provide a rich, handsome foliage backdrop that intensifies the vivid rose-pink blooms by contrast — remaining ornamentally attractive as a ground cover and border filler throughout the entire growing season.
• Trailing Stoloniferous Ground Cover Habit: The freely trailing, stoloniferous spreading habit creates a gradually expanding, weed-suppressing ground cover carpet — ideal for border filling, pathway edging, slope coverage, and cascading container use where natural, self-spreading habit adds both functional and ornamental value.
• Ornamental Fruits Follow the Blooms: Small, attractive red fruits follow the vivid pink flowers and provide an additional seasonal ornamental accent through summer — a charming, naturalistic bonus that extends the plant's multi-season interest and provides a modest food resource for visiting birds and wildlife.
• Pollinator Friendly: The vivid, accessible, five-petaled rose-pink flowers are a reliable nectar source for bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects throughout the long spring and summer bloom season — adding meaningful ecological value to borders, container gardens, and ground cover plantings wherever 'Lipstick' is grown.

These 4" healthy live plants thrive in full sun to partial shade with average to fertile, well-drained soil and moderate moisture. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce to moderate supplemental irrigation — tolerates some drought once established but blooms most prolifically with consistent moisture. USDA Hardiness Zones 4–9; mature height: 6–8 inches; spread: 12–24 inches by runners. Bloom time: spring through early summer, with possible rebloom in fall in mild climates. Remove spent runners periodically to manage spread and maintain a tidy, well-contained planting.