Fig Database®: Madeleine de deux Saisons

Description

Produces bumper crops of large, globe-shaped purple-brown fruit each summer. The purple flesh inside is sticky, sweet and delicious. In hot summers it will produce two crops – hence the name “Madeleine of Two Seasons”. Cold Hardy .

French Fig Farm:

This French fig was grown at the Palace of Versailles by King Louis XIV. Madeleine des Deux Saisons is often found for sale in French nurseries. It is a vigorous grower and has consistently produced many figs for us.

The fig is cream and pink colored outside and red on the inside. It is very sweet and fruity.

The name translated, "Madeleine of Two Seasons", produces figs two times a year. The first crop is one of the earliest of the figs we have and grows on the previous years growth.

Also interesting is that a "Madeleine" is a small sponge cake typically baked in a sea shell shaped mold. It is made with ground nuts and lemon zest. It originated in the Lorain region in the north east of France. Madeleine Paulmier was a cook in the 18th century for Stanisław Leszczyński, the King of Poland. His son-in-law was Louis XV of France. Louis named these small cakes after her.

Seems that there is 2 variants of this fig variety (according to this post by Vladis). Possibly a "Madeleine 2". Colors and leaves seem to be distinct from one another but I (Rigo) was not able to find exactly which is which.

If you have any more information (explanation of which is which, pictures of figs and leaves) that can put all this together, please send me a message thru the contact us form.

There seems to be 2 types of this variety as well. This one and Madeline Of Two Seasons.

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