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Ficus carica ‘White Ischia’

A cultivar of Ficus carica L. This fig is probably synonymous with ‘Green Ischia’, which see.

 

 

Horticultural & Botanical History

No additional data.

 

 

History at Camden Park

Listed in an addendum to the 1857 catalogue [Fig no.10/1845].

 

 

Notes

Published Apr 24, 2010 - 02:41 PM | Last updated Jul 23, 2011 - 03:03 PM

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6 figs are illustrated, all pear-shaped, the skin colour varying from green to purple. Pomona Britannica pl.75, 1812.

Ficus carica ‘Green Ischia’ | PB pl.LXXV/1812 | BHL. 'Green Ischia' is at top left. It is probably the same as 'White Ischia'.

 

Family Moraceae
Category
Region of origin

Garden origin, unknown
Synonyms
Common Name

Edible Fig
Name in the Camden Park Record

White Ischia 

 

 
Confidence level medium