▁is ▁a ▁widely ▁grown ▁hy brid ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁F rag aria , ▁collect ively ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁st raw ber ries , ▁which ▁are ▁cultiv ated ▁world wide ▁for ▁their ▁fruit . ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁widely ▁appreciated ▁for ▁its ▁characteristic ▁a rom a , ▁bright ▁red ▁color , ▁ju icy ▁texture , ▁and ▁sweet ness . ▁It ▁is ▁consum ed ▁in ▁large ▁quantities , ▁either ▁fresh ▁or ▁in ▁such ▁prepared ▁food s ▁as ▁jam , ▁ju ice , ▁p ies , ▁ice ▁cre am , ▁milk sh akes , ▁and ▁ch oc ol ates . ▁Art ific ial ▁st raw berry ▁flav or ings ▁and ▁a rom as ▁are ▁also ▁widely ▁used ▁in ▁products ▁such ▁as ▁c andy , ▁soap , ▁lip ▁gl oss , ▁perf ume , ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁ ▁The ▁garden ▁st raw berry ▁was ▁first ▁b red ▁in ▁Brit t any , ▁France , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 5 0 s ▁via ▁a ▁cross ▁of ▁F rag aria ▁vir gin iana ▁from ▁eastern ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁F rag aria ▁ch ilo ensis , ▁which ▁was ▁brought ▁from ▁Chile ▁by ▁Am éd ée - Fran çois ▁Fr é z ier ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 4 . ▁Cult iv ars ▁of ▁F rag aria ▁× ▁an an assa ▁have ▁replaced , ▁in ▁commercial ▁production , ▁the ▁wood land ▁st raw berry ▁( F rag aria ▁ves ca ), ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁st raw berry ▁species ▁cultiv ated ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 th ▁century