Plant several of these fig fruit varieties to enjoy a range of flavors for months. Eat them fresh, or use them in preserves, jellies, desserts, and salads.
'O'Rourke'
Brownish purple/green outside, light red inside; early season (first fig of summer); sugary sweet
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‘Green Ischia’
Light green outside, strawberry red inside; late season; so sweet that they taste like jam
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‘LSU Purple’
Purple outside, white/yellow inside; midseason; firm; mildly sweet flavor; great grilled
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'Brown Turkey'
Brown/yellow outside, light red inside; late season; a classic Southern fig; sweet, sugary taste
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'Marseilles’
Green/yellow outside, white/yellow inside; midseason; mild flavor; introduced by Jefferson
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‘Italian Black’
Black outside, red inside; midseason; an exceptionally beautiful fig; great for preserves
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