FigSteadCeleste
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Recognized variety nameWhat does this mean?
“Celeste” is a known fig variety name. It’s on FigStead’s variety list, is described in Ira Condit’s 1955 fig monograph (data: Frost (opens in a new tab), CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)) and held in a genebank collection (data: Genesys (opens in a new tab)).
This checks the name only. It doesn’t confirm the plant is that variety: FigStead doesn’t inspect what sellers ship. If it matters, ask the seller where the plant came from.
Price
$10.00
+ $12.00 shipping = $22.00 total
30 of 30 available
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Description
Celeste, often called the"Sugar Fig," is one of the most beloved heirloom fig varieties in the American South and is prized for its exceptional sweetness, reliability, and early ripening. The small to medium-sized fruit develops violet-brown to bronze skin surrounding soft pink to strawberry-colored flesh. Its flavor is intensely sweet and concentrated, featuring rich notes of honey, brown sugar, and mild strawberry with very little acidity, creating the classic fig taste that has made it a favorite for generations. A hallmark of Celeste is its tightly closed eye, which helps protect the fruit from rain, insects, and spoilage, making it especially well-suited to hot, humid climates. The fruit's dense texture and high sugar content also make it excellent for fresh eating, drying, and preserves. Productive, cold-hardy, and easy to grow, Celeste remains a benchmark variety and is often considered the standard by which many traditional Southern figs are judged.
Where this can ship
Ships to 46 of 51 US states and DC.
Not to: AZ, FL, HI, OR and WA
Why these states
- Affects: AZ: Arizona , A.A.C. R3-4-202, Domestic Importation, read the summary (opens in a new tab)Arizona requires every incoming nursery stock shipment to carry an inspection certificate, and counts cuttings, buds, grafts and scions as nursery stock.
- Affects: FL: Florida , Florida nursery stock entry requirements, read the summary (opens in a new tab)Florida requires the shipper to be a registered or certified nursery in their own state, and a certificate of inspection on every package.
- Affects: HI: Hawaii , Hawaii general shipping requirements, read the summary (opens in a new tab)Hawaii holds all incoming plant material at the point of arrival for inspection, and regulates soil whether or not it is attached to a plant. Nothing may be released until it has been inspected and passed.
- Affects: OR: Oregon , ORS 571.135 and ORS 571.220, read the summary (opens in a new tab)Oregon requires all nursery stock from other states to carry a shipping certificate issued by the origin state's agriculture department.
- Affects: WA: Washington , Washington general shipping requirements, read the summary (opens in a new tab)Washington requires a certificate of inspection on every package of nursery stock entering the state.
Checked against the National Plant Board state summaries (opens in a new tab), last reviewed August 27, 2026. This is a platform default, not legal advice, and the Plant Board says its own summaries are not legally binding. Your state is checked again against the real delivery address after payment, and an order that can't legally travel is refunded rather than shipped. How buying works.
About Celeste
Honey flavor category: intense, pure honey sweetness in a small, closed-eye fig that resists souring in wet weather.
One of the most cold-hardy common varieties, reliable well into Zone 6.
If something goes wrong
Plants die in transit, parcels go missing, and occasionally someone sends the wrong thing. In order, this is what you do.
- Message the seller. Use the button on this listing, so the conversation stays attached to the order. Most problems are a misunderstanding, and most sellers would rather replace a plant, or refund you, than carry a complaint.
- Failing that, your card issuer. Every payment here runs on a card through Stripe, so you keep the chargeback rights that come with it. You raise them with the bank that issued the card, which is the party actually holding the money. This is the reason to pay through checkout rather than by any transfer a seller suggests instead. Your order page walks you through it and names the card you used.
- Report it to us. Report a problem on the order. It is not a refund request and it does not open a claim. It is how we find out, and it is the only way we can act.
- What we do about it. A seller who repeatedly ships dead material, ships the wrong variety, or does not ship at all loses the ability to sell here. On a small marketplace that is the only real currency there is, and it is why reporting matters even when your own order gets sorted out.
Being straight about the limit: FigStead is the venue, not the seller. We never hold your money, never see the plant, and cannot reverse a payment or decide who is right about what was in the box, which is exactly why steps 1 and 2 are where they are. The formal version is in the Terms, and Staying safe has the longer walkthrough.