Ficus carica Violette d'Argentuil

Violette d’Argenteuil fig tree is a classic French variety prized for its exceptionally sweet fruits and deep violet skin. This cultivar combines ornamental beauty with reliable productivity, making it suitable for gardens, greenhouses, and large containers.

Key Features

• Origin: France

• Fruit color: dark violet to purple

• Flesh: pink to red, juicy and aromatic

• Taste: very sweet with delicate honey notes

• Fruit size: medium to large

• Harvest time: late summer to early autumn

• Cold hardiness: good for temperate climates

Advantages

✔ High yield under proper care
✔ Premium-quality fruits – perfect for fresh eating and drying
✔ Compact growth habit – easy to prune and shape
✔ Suitable for garden planting or container growing

Growing Conditions

The Violette d’Argenteuil fig prefers a sunny, sheltered location. It thrives in well-drained, moderately fertile soil. Regular watering is recommended during fruit development, avoiding waterlogging. Pruning in late winter helps stimulate new fruiting branches.

Uses

Ideal for:

• Fresh consumption

• Jams and preserves

• Drying

• Desserts and gourmet recipes

If you are looking for a productive, cold-hardy fig variety with rich flavor and attractive appearance, Violette d’Argenteuil is an excellent choice.

Ficus carica Dauphine, Fig from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Self-pollinating strain, no male pollinator required!

It is characteristic of this variety that it produces two harvests, one in July and the second in autumn.

The fruits in the first harvest are reddish to brown in color and the inside is amber.,

Second harvest figs are dark brown, purple to black, and pink inside.

Extremely sweet with a hint of honey.

Ficus carica Sultane de Marabout, Fig variety Sultane de Marabout

from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

This is a popular variety, especially in southern Gtreece, where it is known under the name Mission. It requires pollination to set crop as it is a Smyrna type.

In Bulgaria this variety sets one crop and it is suitable for all areas south of the Balkan mountain and along the Black Sea coast, where the pollination wasp Blastofaga is present.

Ficus carica Rezovska, Fig Rezovska from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

This variety came from an old tree, which we found in a private garden in Rezovo. Soon after we propagated it, a new building was built on the site and the tree was destroyed. The qualities of the variety are very good and it deserves to be propagated and spread more widely.

Rezovska fig has a very good taste, with hints of wild berries. The fruits are black in color, with a strong skin and good resistance to transport and storage. It gives a main crop, which begins to ripen at the end of August, under the conditions of Southern Bulgaria and the Black Sea coast. 

Cold damage begins at temperatures below -14 to -16 degrees, and the trees freeze to the ground at temperatures below -18 degrees.

Ficus carica Brogiotto Nero, Fig Brogiotto Nero (S)

This variety originates from the famous Apice Piante nursery in Italy. Although with excellent qualities, there are differences with the authentic variety and it is not clear whether it is a form of the same variety or a different variety.

Brogiotto Nero is a magnificent fig variety from Italy. The fruits are medium to large, the main crop ripens from the beginning of August in southern Bulgaria. The skin is dark, medium thick. The fruits are very well stored, tolerate transportation and have an excellent commercial appearance. The taste is balanced, juicy and sweet. The Broggio Nero North variety shows excellent cold resistance in our experimental field in Asenovgrad. There is also a small amount of first crop (breba).

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Fig variety Ronde de Bordeaux
Ficus carica Ronde de Bordeaux

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Ficus carica Hardy Chicago, Fig variety Hardy Chicago from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

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Ficus carica Dalmatie, Fig variety Dalmatie from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

This is one of the varieties with largest fruits and excellent taste.

Ficus carica Sultane de Marabout, Fig variety Sultane de Marabout

from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

This is a popular variety, especially in southern Gtreece, where it is known under the name Mission. It requires pollination to set crop as it is a Smyrna type.

In Bulgaria this variety sets one crop and it is suitable for all areas south of the Balkan mountain and along the Black Sea coast, where the pollination wasp Blastofaga is present.

Ficus carica Hardy Yellow, Fig variety Hardy Yellowfrom Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

This is a very interesting variety, that we found about 15 years ago in a private garden in the town of Assenovgrad, Bulgaria. It may be of Greek origin. Until we are able to determine its eventual official name, we will use the working name Hardy Yellow. This variety performed better or the same as Michurinska-10 during the freezing February 2012 when it overwintered with no damage in our experimental field.

The fruits are large, 100-120 gr, its flesh is amber, sweet and juicy. Thy are not very durable and it is recommended to consume them not far from the place of production. There are two abundant crops.

In summary, this is a great fig variety with delicious fruits.

Ficus carica Cerretto, Fig variety Cerretto from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

The fruits are very large, 160-180 gr, the flesh is amber, sweet and juicy. The fruits are not very durable and are not suitable for long transportation and handling. There is a plentiful first crop, that ripens from mid-June to mid-July.

A great fig variety, but the fruit should be consumed within the production area.

Ficus carica Verdone CL, Fig variety Verdone CL

Early variety, ripens from late August until the first frosts, as the fruits ripen, even when the branches are left without leaves. They weigh 50-70 g. The skin is thin, but the fruits are very resistant to manipulation and this makes them excellent late figs for the market.

The name Verdone CL is a subject of debate among experts. In general, this name in Italian language is suitable for a light-colored fig, not a dark one like this. This variety came to us with this name from the famous Italian nursery Apice Piante. To avoid confusion, we kept the original name. Regardless of the name, however, the variety is magnificent, produces abundantly and the fruits are of excellent quality.

Ficus carica Tauro, Fig Tauro from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Tauro is a great fig variety !

Tauro fruits taste great. In our experimental field in Assenovgrad, Bulgaria it produces two abundant crops in a season - the first crop in late June and main crop - from July to October.

The fruits are of excellent quality and besides for fresh consumption are also suitable for drying when pollinated, of course. Their color is slightly purple. The color of the fruits of figs may vary depending on the cultivation conditions.

This variety came many years ago from Italy with the wrong name "Black Kadota", which for years was produced and sold in our nursery. The correct name of the variety is already clear and from now on it will only be called "Tauro".

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Ficus carica Brunswick, Fig variety Brunswick from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Brunswick is a popular variety worldwide and probably the second most popular variety in Bulgaria!

It produces two crops - first crop (June to July), and the main crop (August to October). As with all fig varieties pollinated fruits are of much higher quality. The fruit taste is delicious, juicy and with high sugar content. In some years the fruits tend to split, depending on weather conditions.

This fig variety has very good cold tolerance and that is why it is so popular in Bulgaria. It is especially often found around Varna and Stambolijski, where they grow in almost each yard.

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Ficus carica Kadota, Dotato, Fig Kadota from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Kadota is a great fig variety !

Kadota fruits taste great. In our experimental field in Assenovgrad, Bulgaria it produces two abundant crops in a season - the first crop in late June and main crop - from July to October.

The fruits are of excellent quality and besides for fresh consumption are also suitable for drying when pollinated, of course. Ripe Kadota fruits in Bulgaria retain their green color, which makes them unattractive to birds.

The color of the fruits of figs may vary depending on the cultivation conditions.

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Ficus carica Izmir, Fig from Izmir, from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

This variety is one of the best fig varieties!

Izmir fig has a superb taste that can not be easily described. The meat is very tender, juicy and sweet. The taste is balanced, really great.

This fig grows and produces two crops quite well in the conditions of southern Bulgaria. It grows vigorously and reaches large size. This fig will produce main crop without pollination, but as with all figs, pollination gives far better results. The picture shows not pollinated and pollinated fruits. Larger fruit is pollinated. Its taste is completely different, much better.

Freeze damage starts at temperatures below -14 to -16 degrees Celsius, and the trees may freeze to the ground at temperatures below -18 degrees. In northern Bulgaria it can be grown with creeping crown, near to the ground.

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