berry variety
Sparkle
June-Bearing Strawberry · Fragaria x ananassa
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 3a–5b
- Days to harvest
- 28 to 35
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- 3 to 5 years before renovation
At a glance
Tart-sweet, soft, deep red flavor; the classic jam and freezing strawberry, defines strawberry preserve flavor. Late-season, very cold-hardy.
Growing Sparkle
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Sparkle by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other june-bearing strawberry varieties
5 sibling cultivars profiled on ZonePlant.
- Allstar
Sweet, mild, large pale-red berries with firm flesh; fresh, freezing, baking. Mid-season, vigorous, disease-re…
- Chandler
Sweet, large, deep red conical berries with rich flavor; fresh eating and shipping, the southern fresh-market …
- Earliglow
Intensely sweet, classic strawberry flavor; the gold-standard early-season variety for fresh eating, jam, free…
- Honeoye
Sweet-tart, firm, bright red large berries; fresh, freezing, jam. Mid-season, very productive, cold-hardy. The…
- Jewel
Sweet, juicy, large glossy red berries with classic dessert flavor; fresh eating premium, also good for freezi…
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Sparkle june-bearing strawberry grow in?
Sparkle grows in USDA zones 3a through 5b.
- How does Sparkle compare to other june-bearing strawberry varieties?
Sparkle is one of 6 june-bearing strawberry varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full june-bearing strawberry variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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Image: "Starr 080103-1271 Fragaria x ananassa", by Forest & Kim Starr, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC-BY Source.
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