For a couple of years now, we have been growing strawberries in the back patio. This year, there have been more berries than in past years. These bright red ones are pretty sour though, but good as a garnish to a frozen cocktail or frosty glass of wine.
The typical modern strawberry, of the genus Fragaria, comes from the Americas, and is a hybrid of both North and South American varieties. Ironically, the crossbreeding was done in Europe to correct a mistake; the European horticulturists had only brought female South American plants, and were forced to cross them with the North American variety in order to get fruit and seeds.
