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Delicious fruits from July until the first frosts late in October that can be extended even further into November by cloching.

Varieties and Pricing

AROMEL

AROMELA really superb flavour and crops twice a year. The fruit is medium red, of good size and appearance and the flavour exceptional. It makes a medium to large plant and the fruit is well displayed. Aromel is an English variety raised by Mr R. Cumberland and was extensively tested

BOLERO

BOLEROA new everbearing variety from HRI East Malling which has a higher percentage of class 1 fruits and better fruit quality than older cultivars of this class. Bolero commences fruiting from mid-August, continuing through to the first frosts. Reports of an astonishing 90% class 1 fruits have been reported and

CALYPSO

CALYPSOA new ever-bearing variety from the institute of Horticulture Research East Malling. The fruits are very attractive and have a lovely flavour. Picking from July until the first frosts, the main picking period is in August and September. The fruits are predominately large and regular in shape with the advantage

CIRANO

CIRANOPronounced ‘Shirano’ and recommended as a much improved alternative to the popular ‘Mara des Bois’. Still with the same wonderful rich aromatic flavour inherited from the wild woodland Strawberry, but with much better disease resistance, especially Botrytis. The harvest period starts in July and goes on right through to the

NEW - Introducing FLAMENCO

NEW - Introducing FLAMENCOWith so many Perpetual or Autumn Fruiting Strawberries having been introduced commercially in the last 5 years, that Flamenco has established itself amongst experts as the most revered of all is remarkable. But its list of attributes quickly justifies its rapid rise to eminence. Quite simply Flamenco has outperformed all

OSTARA

OSTARAAn attractive strong growing plant with fairly open slightly spreading habit with displays the fruit well. The large bright red fruits are attractive, red fleshed and juicy with a fresh taste and good aroma. A large percentage of the fruits are of first class quality and the yield is very

RABUNDA

RABUNDARe-introduced by request, this popular older variety bears brightly coloured medium to large sized fruits, the flavour of which varies from reasonable to very good. A very good Autumn yield can be achieved from this variety by removing the flowers as they appear until the end of May. Produces a

RAPELLA

RAPELLAA more recent introduction from Holland that provides a heavy crop of good flavour, Fruits ripen rather earlier than other perpetuals in the late autumn but later to start cropping in the summer. Attractive bright red fruit but rather soft. Produces very few runners susceptible to Mildew.

TANGO *NEW*

TANGO *NEW*A new ever-bearing variety from H.R.I. East Malling. From a cross between Rapella and Selva. Tango is unique in that it typically produces the bulk of its crop during the mid-July to mid-August period, significantly earlier than all other ever-bearing varieties. The cropping then continues with a small yield until

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