Brighten your landscape with Fragaria 'Lipstick', a beautiful ornamental strawberry prized for its vibrant pink flowers, lush green foliage, and fast-spreading groundcover habit. Unlike traditional garden strawberries grown primarily for fruit, this unique perennial is celebrated for its brilliant blooms while still producing small edible strawberries in late summer.

Its low-growing, trailing habit makes it an excellent choice for borders, pathways, cottage gardens, hanging baskets, containers, raised beds, and pollinator gardens. Easy to grow and low maintenance, Fragaria 'Lipstick' creates a colorful carpet of flowers while helping suppress weeds and attract bees and butterflies throughout the growing season.

Perfect for gardeners looking to combine ornamental beauty with edible interest, this versatile perennial offers months of vibrant color and reliable performance.

Key Features

• Brilliant bright pink flowers
• Produces small edible strawberries
• Fast-spreading perennial groundcover
• Excellent for containers and hanging baskets
• Attracts bees and butterflies
• Great weed-suppressing groundcover
• Easy-care, low-maintenance perennial
• Long flowering season
• Ideal for cottage and pollinator gardens

Plant Details

Botanical Name: Fragaria 'Lipstick'

Common Name: Ornamental Strawberry

Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial

Foliage Color: Deep Green

Flower Color: Bright Pink

Fruit: Small Edible Strawberries

Bloom Season: Late Spring through Summer

Harvest Season: Late Summer

Plant Height: 4–6 Inches

Spread: 12–24 Inches

Growth Habit: Trailing, Mat-Forming

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Water Needs: Moderate

Soil Requirements: Well-drained soil

Hardiness Zones: USDA 4–9

Characteristics: Long Blooming, Pollinator Friendly, Fast Growing, Low Maintenance, Groundcover, Container Friendly

Note: Deer resistance can vary by region and local browsing pressure, so it's best not to rely on this plant as consistently deer resistant.

Garden Uses

Perfect for:

• Groundcover
• Cottage gardens
• Pollinator gardens
• Hanging baskets
• Containers
• Window boxes
• Border edging
• Raised beds
• Woodland edges
• Edible landscapes
• Fairy gardens
• Pathways
• Living mulch

Planting Partners

Pairs beautifully with:

• Ajuga (Bugleweed)
• Creeping Thyme
• Heuchera (Coral Bells)
• Sedum
• Lavender
• Salvia
• Veronica
• Nepeta (Catmint)
• Dianthus
• Coreopsis

Care Tips

• Plant in full sun for maximum flowering and fruit production.
• Prefers fertile, well-drained soil.
• Water regularly while establishing.
• Trim runners as desired to control spread.
• Mulch to retain moisture and reduce weeds.
• Feed lightly in spring for vigorous growth.
• Produces the best flowering with consistent moisture.