Attributes

• Very early planting date and fruit onset
• High yielding
• High percentage of large fruit
• Excellent fruit quality
• Bright medium-red and glossy
• Uniformly well-shaped
• Robust and vigorous plant
• Very resistant to most diseases and pests

Fruit Characteristics

Brilliance strawberry variety for its outstanding fruit quality. Its bright, medium red color, uniform conical shape and the attractive, glossy finish characterize the Florida Brilliance fruit. The variety stands out as one of the earliest, high yielding cultivars in the UF portfolio.

Fruit of the Florida Brilliance strawberry variety has a beautiful, medium-red external color that appears very glossy thanks to its notably sunken seeds. The large berries have a juicy texture and provide a good balance of sugars and acids similar to the Florida Fortuna strawberry variety. The average fruit size is slightly larger than that of the Florida Fortuna. The fruit retains its size and broad, conic shape throughout the season. Producers report no elongated fruit early in the season.

Fruit of the Florida Brilliance strawberry variety maintains its weight after harvest and is moderately firm with excellent shelf life.