Hi, I have grown Leda for four years now and like her very much. The flowers are beautiful--just like the pictures. The foliage is grey-green and downy. The growth habit is rounded. This shrub looks good even out of bloom. I once had some powdery mildew in the hottest part of summer (after flowering) because the air was humid and the soil dry, but that is easy to control/prevent with proper watering, and hasn't happened in other years. No blackspot. The climate up here is hot in the summer (up to around 90F/? 35C) and cold in the winter (it can get as low as -35 F or C). I would recommend Leda highly. Best of luck!

Yes, I've documented it. This picture shows a breba bud to the right, and a main crop Paradiso fig to the left. This picture is a main crop Conadria to the left and breba bud to the right. But most of the potential brebas would not be visible to the naked eye. The embryonic tissue would be present, but unless activated by heavy pruning such as Jon or Xon did, it would not develop. I think we are all familiar with the growth that results when a mature tree (oak, maple, fig, etc.) is cut to the ground. A thicket of stems sprouts from the base. The buds that produce this growth are invisible until this point. But they were present from the initial formation of the trunk - growth layer over growth layer. A branch stub without a node doesn't grow new buds. It dies back to latent buds. I don't think figs grow new breba buds on one year old (or more) wood. I think the embryonic fruit tissue is put down in the initial growth. Some of this tissue develops into main crop figs immediately, some the next year as brebas, and some never develops. Just my opinion.

Coll de Dama : Pot is 48 cm high ( 19 inch ) x 62 cm diameter ( 24 inch ) It is 12 years old. Cendrosa Pot is 48 cm high ( 19 inch ) x 56 cm diameter ( 22 inch ) It is 15 years old. IÂm growing this trees like Bonsais but I donÂt forget what I like is to eat figs too. I prune these trees every year to obtain my desired shape. When I replace a part of soil then I will prune heavily. Each 2 or 3 years IÂm pruning the roots and replacing the soil about 60%. IÂm using soluble inorganic fertiliser with microelements depending of the season and growing observations. IÂm fertilising each 2 or 3 weeks with low quantities. As base IÂm using 16-7-15 (2) that is low liberation In spring for improve the fruiting success + Potasic monophosphat ( 51% P205 34% K20 ) When the fruits are growing IÂm substituting Potasic monophosphat by ( 12 9 34 (3) ) or (13-0-49) for improve the fruit sweetness. At the end IÂm leaving 16-7-15 (2) and only use the potasic high level fertilizer. Un important thing is to maintain the appropriate moisture level in the pot IÂm using automatic watering. It is important to drain a part of water to clean the salt excess.

James: Not sure if the same as DFIC 053. The quarter was the first one out of my pocket. I too, only realized the date until after I took the photo.