Bethel Grove Gardens · Variety reference
Peter's Honey
Biological type: Common (persistent)
Pollination: Unknown
Cutting reference$8.00
One-gallon reference$31.00
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
- Main; some breba
- Main crop ripening
- Late
- Flavor profile
- Honey
- Fruit size
- Medium
- Skin color
- Yellow-green
- Pulp color
- Amber
- Hardiness / climate notes
- Needs heat for peak sugar
Reported growth habit: Unknown
Origins & names
- Geographic origin
- Italy (Liguria/Genoa tradition)
- Possible origin
- Italy
- Synonyms / alternate names
- Lattarula; Italian Honey; Latarolla; Lyndhurst White (sometimes)
- Same or nearly the same
- Honey-green cluster with Kadota and White Marseilles; not universally identical.
- Popular close brother
- Unknown / not recorded
- Known parentage
- Traditional
- Reference year
- 1800
- First year (estimate)
- Liguria/Genoa honey fig; US name Peter's Honey 20th c.
- What the year means
- Traditional Italian type. US trade name is later.
Evidence & reference values
- Confidence
- Collector standard
- Key sources
- ChicagoFigs; FigBoss; Figarnia
- Condit page
- Unknown / not recorded
- Notes
- Price: Raintree Lattarula $31; OGW $25
- Commonality
- Common
- Market availability
- Garden center
Imported catalog record; not individually reviewed. Separate names do not necessarily establish distinct genotypes.