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Seeking runnerless everbearing strawberries

 
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At a former garden, I had everbearing strawberry plants that were called a "crown" variety.  They were entirely runnerless (unless stressed---then there would sometimes be some runners.)   To reproduce, they made another plant(s) right along side the original = every 3-4 years you had to dig up the clump that was now 50+ plants.  The original and older center plants had deteriorated, thus forming the ring/crown of younger plants.
This past spring, I wanted to establish a strawberry bed.  I spent hours on the Internet and couldn't find anything but alpine strawberries that were runnerless.  I've raised red and yellow alpine strawberries from seed before---totally different from what i was looking for.
Does anyone recognize what I've described?
 
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Yes, I know what you are talking about. I can't think of specific names right now but I have a new one that is amazing. I'll check the tag on it in the morning and let you know the name. It is not putting out any runners and it's the most productive ever-bearing plant I've ever had. I gave a pot to my parents this summer and it was still blooming on her porch when we visited for Christmas (temperature in the high 30's).

I used to have a bunch of clumping ever-bearing varieties that I grew in pots but my other strawberries snuck in their runners and the next thing I knew, most of my strawberry pots are now June-bearing. I made sure my new ever-bearing pot is a good ten feet away from those sneaky plants.
 
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Ok, I have a name for you now. It's called "Berries Galore" and it's very aptly named.

 
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