Wild Strawberry Flowers and Gifts

• Wild strawberries have a light and sweet flavor, similar to cultivated strawberries, but with a slightly different taste. The plants feature a plump, bright red fruit on one end, with dark green leaves growing along the plant. The berries are suitable for desserts, jams, savory dishes and even eaten fresh off the vine. For the strawberry lovers in your life, treat them to wild strawberry flowers and gifts.

Wild Strawberry Plants

• Wild strawberries have a bright white flower that grows on the top during the spring; this indicates that the fruit is ripening. Not long after the flowers appear, you'll see the fruit. These berries are slightly smaller than the ones found in grocery stores and from commercial growers, and the small size means it takes longer to gather the berries. If you're looking for a special gift for berry lovers, treat them to a wild strawberry plant. Keep in mind that the berries may not grow as quickly as they do in the wild and the plant may not produce many berries. Explain to the gift recipient when to watch for the white flowers.

Strawberry-Printed Gifts

• Hundreds of items are printed with a strawberry pattern, including aprons and even dishes. Wedgwood makes a pattern known as Wild Strawberry, which features bright red fruit growing on green vines, with yellow and green leaves. The pattern is available on coffee mugs, teacups, saucers, salad plates, dinner plates, soup bowls and even noodle bowls. Consider buying just one or two pieces and then treating the person to another piece every year on their birthday, at Christmas and for other major events. Strawberry-printed curtains, a necklace with a fake strawberry or even a strawberry-patterned tie will also make a nice gift.

Make Something Strawberry

• If you have access to wild strawberries, pick the fruit and turn the berries into a special treat. Turn larger berries into chocolate-covered strawberries, dipped in milk chocolate and then drizzled with white chocolate and dark chocolate. Or dip the strawberries in candies or crushed nuts. Wild strawberry freezer jam is another option because it doesn't require a long cooking time like regular jam and you store it right in the freezer. You can even take the simple route and pick a few handfuls of wild strawberries, them in a basket or bucket and tie a ribbon around the sides.