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Strawberry Bush Compact: Dense Evergreen with White Flowers and Red Fruit

Strawberry Bush Compact

This dense, upright evergreen shrub covers itself in masses of white flowers followed by distinctive red, strawberry-like fruit. It tolerates poor soils and works beautifully as a single accent, massed for screens, or as a hedge. Low-maintenance and adaptable.

Growing Specifications

Light: Full Sun to Partial Sun
Water: Low
Height: 5–10 feet
Spread: 4–7 feet

Tree: Tuscan Sun Rose: Bronzed Buds Opening to Coppery Apricot Blooms; Abelia 'Kaleidoscope': Golden Variegated Foliage, Red Stems, Compact Evergreen; Azalea 'Brilliant': Watermelon Red Blooms, Reliable Evergreen for South; Azalea 'Klondyke': Golden-Yellow Blooms, Deciduous, Hardy; Boxwood 'Faulkner': Compact Evergreen with Bronze‑Tinged Winter Foliage; Burning Bush 'Cole's Compact': Neat Shrub with Blazing Red Fall Foliage; Butterfly Bush 'Harlequin': Variegated Foliage & Reddish‑Purple Flower Spikes; Butterfly Bush 'Petite Snow': Compact White‑Flowered Shrub for Butterflies; Escallonia Compact: Neat Mound with Reddish‑Pink Flowers for Edging & Containers; Holly 'Compact Oregon Grape': Evergreen Shrub with Bronzy New Growth

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