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Royal Sovereign

Royal Sovereign strawberriesfrom our plot

A heritage variety from 1892 with the most extraordinary flavour of any strawberry you'll ever taste — and the most modest yields. This is the strawberry that modern varieties were bred away from in pursuit of bigger, firmer, blander. If you want flavour over quantity, this is the one.

When to sowOut of season just nowDates for your postcode →
in the kitchen

Eton mess

Crush some berries, leave others whole. Fold into softly whipped cream with broken meringue pieces. The juices streak through the cream like pink marble. A dessert that celebrates imperfection.

where to find the seeds

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