The time has come to buy your strawberry plants for the year! We all want the sweetest possible berries for all our hard work and buying the right variety is the first step in that quest.
When you go looking for the sweetest strawberry around, keep in mind that the small to medium-sized fruit usually offer the most concentrated flavor. Use this list to help find the best type of super sweet strawberry plant for your climate and harvest needs.
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A Word About Harvest Times
There are three categories of strawberry plants grouped according to when they are harvested. Check out the sweetest strawberry varieties in each group.
June-bearing varieties produce one crop of berries in early summer. The harvest lasts 2-3 weeks so this group is broken down further into early, mid, and late-season to give you a better idea of when to expect ripe berries.
Ever-bearing varieties produce two crops, one in early summer and one in late summer. Strawberry plants in this category produce fewer runners than June-bearing types.
Day-neutral varieties produce flowers, runners, and berries whenever the temperature range is right with no regard to timing. Plants in this category tend to perform better in warm climates compared to other types.
June-bearing Varieties
Sweet Charlie
Sweet Charlie strawberry plants are early season producers that act like everbearing plants because the harvest lasts so long. The fruit is large, firm, and very sweet.
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Sweet Charlie was developed in Florida but grows particularly well in the Northwest. It will grow happily and productively in Zones 5-8.
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Hapil
Hapil strawberries were bred in Belgium and produce large, glossy, sweet, and flavorful berries even in poor, dry soil. The sugar content makes them very good for jam.
Grow this mid-season strawberry plant in Zones 4-8.
Hapil is currently unavailable in the US but you can buy it from the UK here.
Honeoye
The Honeoye strawberry plant produces tons of large sweet berries in the early to midseason. It produces consistently even when faced with extremely cold temperatures and has been a favorite variety for over 30 years.
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Honeoye grows especially well in the Upper Midwest because the berries taste their very best when they ripen in moderate conditions. Grow them throughout Zones 3-8.
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Sparkle
Sparkle strawberry plants produce small to medium-sized very sweet fruits. These late-season berries are vigorous and moderately firm.
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They are a great choice for beginner strawberry gardeners and are cold and frost-hardy. Grow them in Zones 3-8.
Everbearing Varieties
Alpine
Small Alpine strawberries come in a surprising variety of colors. The fruit is tiny but incredibly sweet, in fact, the sweetest variety you can grow. Alpine strawberry plants are also prolific producers. Grow them in Zones 3-10.
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Ozark Beauty
Ozark Beauty is another high-yield strawberry plant with super sweet fruit. This berry is honey-sweet, medium-firm, and has a beautiful color. It grows very happily in Zones 3-9.
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Sweet Kiss
Sweet Kiss strawberry plants produce huge amounts of large, dark red, super sweet berries that beat most other berries in blind taste tests. Grow this delicious, compact strawberry in Zones 4-9.
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Day Neutral Varieties
Sequoia
Sequoia strawberry plants produce, tender, super sweet, and flavorful berries. These plants are a favorite of home gardeners in Zones 4-9.
Sequoia is an excellent choice for Florida, Texas, and New Mexico gardeners who want very sweet, very vigorous berries. They are not good for commercial growers because the fruit is too tender to ship well, but the flavor makes them excellent for fresh eating or preserving.
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Albion
Albion strawberries are consistently sweeter than most varieties which makes them great for desserts and fresh eating. They are very firm, large, and intensely red inside and out.
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Albion strawberry plants have some resistance to verticillium wilt and Phytophthora crown rot so you can enjoy these sweet berries with less worry. They grow in Zones 4-8.
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Conclusion
Some strawberry varieties are naturally sweeter than others. We strawberry gardeners can boost that sweetness to the next level with a few easy tricks.
Remember that your plants are limited by your climate. Pick one of these super sweet varieties that grow best in your Zone. Check out our Strawberry Plants by USA State or by Canadian Province page to get more tips about which strawberries will thrive in your berry patch.
