Chicago Hardy fig
Ficus carica 'Chicago Hardy'
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 15 feet tall9 to 12 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Chicago Hardy' fig (Ficus carica 'Chicago Hardy') is a fruit for borders, containers, and food gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It is grown for fresh eating, preserves, and drying. The medium-sized fruit ripens early in summer and has sweet pink flesh. It can still set some fruit when the stems die back to the ground.
Pairs well with Hidcote lavender, Sage, and Creeping thyme.