Fig ‘Sweet Temptation™’ (Ficus carica ‘Sweet Temptation™’) is a naturally compact fig selected for home gardens and small spaces. One of the smallest-growing fig varieties available in Australia, it produces large, sweet fruit with red to maroon skin and pink to dark red flesh. In suitable climates it may produce two crops each year, making it an attractive and productive choice for pots, courtyards and backyard orchards.
- Uses: Eating fresh, cooking, baking, cheese platters, preserves, desserts
- Pollination: Self-pollinating
- Harvest: Early summer with a possible second crop in autumn-early winter, depending on climate
- Chill requirements: Suitable for temperate, warm temperate and subtropical areas
- Size: About 3 m × 3 m (smaller in pots)
- Attributes: Compact growth, low vigour, productive, suitable for small gardens
- Features: Large sweet fruit, red to maroon skin, pink-dark red flesh, low susceptibility to fruit splitting, suitable for containers
- Also known as: Sweet Temptation Fig, Red Conadria
References incl:
PlantNet®. (n.d.). Sweet Temptation Fig™.
Representative image: Copyright Heritage Fruit Trees
