Have you ever noticed that tiny blessings appear just when
you seem to need it the most? I was blessed with one yesterday, just when I
needed it the most.
This fall I was given a potted Alpine Strawberry (Fragaria
Alipina). These are wild strawberries that grow a bit larger than their cousin
the Woodland Strawberry (Fragaria Vesca), also a wild strawberry. I was told
when it was given to me that it had never born fruit even though it had been
grown outside all through the summer months. I did some research and found it
is an ever-bearing strawberry and winters well indoors. Unfortunately, one
article I read talked about how they need to be hand pollinated if they are
kept indoors all year. Okay, I thought, not sure if I would ever get blossoms
or berries but it is a pretty little plant nonetheless.
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| Alpine Strawberry (Fragaria Alpina) |
Well, the pictures show what has happened with this lovely
little plant over the past several weeks. It has not only blossom but a brand
new baby berry as well, which I happened to notice yesterday when I most needed
a tiny little miracle. There were only 2 blossoms that I could find, although I
am sure there may well be more hiding in there somewhere. Today there is one
blossom and one berry and I can’t wait to see if it actually does become a
lovely little red strawberry.
