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The Waldsteinia is non-toxic but inedible
Is the Waldsteinia poisonous?
The fruits of Waldsteinie are not poisonous, but are considered inedible. Like many other evergreen plants, the gold strawberry in the leaves and fruits should contain bitter substances, which even when unintentional consumption quickly spits out.
If the similarity of the fruit with the very tasty wild strawberries might lead your children to put a gold strawberry in their mouth, they probably will not swallow it. By the way, the Waldsteinie is not even eaten by snails. If your garden suffers from these wolverines, at least offer them no extra food with the gold strawberry.
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Although the easy-care gold strawberry is not poisonous but inedible. If you want a plant with edible fruits, plant the wild strawberry. It has similar demands on the location as the Waldsteinie.