Ficus carica 'Panachée' (F)
fig 'Panachée'
A compact, deciduous small tree or shrub and an ancient variety of fig with round, dark green leaves. Bright striped yellow and green fruit with crimson, strawberry flavoured flesh appear in late summer
Size
Ultimate height
4–8 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
4–8 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green | |||
| Autumn | Green Yellow | Green Yellow | ||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Moraceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Bushy
- Potentially harmful
- Humans/Pets: Harmful to skin with sunlight. For further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
- Genus
Ficus can be evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs or climbers, with often leathery, simple, entire or lobed leaves and tiny flowers borne within a hollow receptacle which enlarges to form the fruit
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Best grown as a fan-trained against a warm sunny wall or fence, using a root restriction method such as a box of paving slabs with the bottom filled with a layer of rubble or broken crocks. Also suitable for growing in a container. See fig cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Edible fruit
- Climber and wall shrubs
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Prune in march removing a proportion (1/4 to 1/3)of older branches
Pests
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, thrips, mealybugs and scale insects under glass
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus
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