Ischia Fig Tree - Ficus carica Butterwort

Ischia Fig Tree - Ficus carica ButterwortThe Ischia fig produces small, green skinned fruit with strawberry flesh. The fruit's green skin camouflages well against the leaves, so birds will be hard pressed to steal your precious fruit. Average mature height: 10 15 feet Light: Full sun Self pollinating? Yes Soil: Well drained. Will not tolerate excessively wet soil, but needs ample moisture during fruiting. Zones: 8 10

" It generally blooms in spring or summer

Grow this in a terrarium

The flowers typically wilt after a day

feed occasionally with a liquid fertilizer containing minor nutrients

Average mature height: 4-6 feet (can grow much taller in good growing conditions)

• Light: Full sun to part sun

Harvest cardamom from the dried fruit of the plant to give your cakes and curries a delightful flavor

slender leaves while the Laurus nobilis has broader

Does well in boggy areas

For honey sweet flavor

• Watering: Sparse

• Mature height: 4-5 feet