Cardinal Spring-Bearing Strawberry Plants

The Cardinal Strawberry is a vigorous, spring-bearing variety known for its exceptional flavor, large berries, and high yields. Bred at the University of Maryland, Cardinal produces big, bright red fruit with excellent texture and a rich, sweet taste perfect for fresh eating, freezing, and preserves.

This dependable variety grows well in USDA Zones 59, thriving in home gardens, raised beds, and containers. Cardinal plants are hardy, disease-tolerant, and produce heavy crops of premium-quality berries in early to mid-summer.

Key Features:

• Spring-bearing variety with heavy yields
• Large, bright red, flavorful berries
• Excellent for fresh eating, preserves, or freezing
• Vigorous, hardy, and disease-tolerant
• Performs best in Zones 59

Planting & Care:

• Full sun; space plants 1218 inches apart in rows 34 ft apart
• Plant crowns at soil level do not bury the crown
• Prefers rich, well-drained soil (pH 5.86.5)
• Keep soil evenly moist, especially during flowering and fruiting
• Apply mulch to retain moisture and suppress weeds
• Fertilize lightly after each harvest for sustained vigor
• Spring-bearing varieties produce one large crop in early summer

Shipping & Delivery Note

This item ships directly from our grower and follows a separate schedule from Seeds n Such seed orders. Live plants ship when weather conditions are suitable for your USDA zone. A flat $12 Live Plant Shipping Fee is applied per order containing berry plants.

Estimated shipping windows:

• Zones 910: Jan 12Feb 23
• Zone 8: Feb 2Mar 2
• Zone 7: Feb 23Mar 23
• Zones 56: Mar 23Apr 20
• Zones 24: Apr 6May 4

For questions about shipping, tracking, or plant quality, please contact us at [email protected].