Rikas - Strawberry Bare Root Plant
Hardiness
Size
Productivity
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Meet Rikas — an everbearing strawberry from Spain that's sweet to the core. Bred by Fresas Nuevos Materiales in Huelva, the heart of Spanish strawberry country, Rikas was selected for exceptional sweetness and firm, long-keeping berries with a long conical shape and a glossy, light-red finish.
Quick highlights:
- Hardiness: Vigorous and resilient, with moderate tolerance to powdery mildew, Verticillium wilt and crown rot.
- Productivity: Generous yields from summer into fall.
- Berry size: Medium, long conical berries with a glossy, light-red skin.
- Flavour: Very sweet, with a remarkably high sugar content.
- Firmness: Very firm and bruise-resistant, with a long storage life
As an everbearer, Rikas keeps flowering and fruiting week after week until fall frost. Its upright, open habit holds the berries up on long stems for easy picking, and its flesh is red right through to the centre. Plant it in full sun in rich, well-drained soil, water at the base of the plants, and set the crown level with the soil surface for a strong start. Grown with care by Lareault, Canada's largest berry nursery.