Fragaria vesca 'Muricata' is a very interesting strawberry which was first recorded in ‘Gerard’s Herball in 1597 but then disappeared from all record. The flowers are not white, as most strawberry varieties are, but green. The fruits also appear green from a distance, although the ripe fruit is red below soft green 'spines', which cover the fruit.

In 1627 it was re-discovered by the plantsman John Tradescant being thrown away in a Plymouth garden and it gained the name Plymouth Strawberry. In the early 1900s, renowned gardener E.A. Bowles included the plant as a star attraction in an area of the garden named the 'Lunatic Asylum', which included many other strange and interesting plants.

It's worth growing as a talking point and also pimps up a fruit salad!