Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
LSU Purple
Biological type: Common (persistent)
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$8.00
One-gallon reference$35.00
Reference estimates, not sale offers or mature-tree appraisals. Price evidence date not recorded.
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Fruit & growing traits
- Biological type
- Common (persistent)
- Crop habit
- Bifera possible; precocious
- Main crop ripening
- Early
- Flavor profile
- Sugar-Berry
- Fruit size
- Medium
- Skin color
- Bright to dark purple
- Pulp color
- Red
- Hardiness / climate notes
- Gulf Coast; rust/nematode notes; more cold-sensitive than Celeste
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- LSU AgCenter (1950s crosses; ~1990s release)
- Possible origin
- USA (Louisiana)
- Synonyms / alternate names
- LSU Purple Celestial
- Same or nearly the same
- Not a Celeste clone.
- Popular close brother
- Unknown / not recorded
- Known parentage
- Celeste/Hunt × Caprifig C1 program
- Reference year
- 1956
- First year (estimate)
- 1950s LSU seedling; released c. 1991–1990s
- What the year means
- Celeste/Hunt × C1 program. Johnson-era official release.
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Official LSU release
- Key sources
- LSU AgCenter; ChicagoFigs
- Condit page
- Unknown / not recorded
- Notes
- Can fruit in 1–2 years. | Price: Fig Boss Celeste-class; LSU mail-order 1-gal ~$30–40
- Commonality
- Common
- Market availability
- Garden center
Preserved earlier research
These earlier notes have not been reconciled with every catalog field. Edit the full description to replace this section with a current account.
Developed and released through Louisiana State University’s fig breeding program. Geographic origin refers to the cultivar’s development, not its parents’ countries of origin.
Preserved earlier research. The updated workbook fields above may differ; consult the cited sources when reports conflict.
This is an initial source review. Unresolved traits remain visible below.