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Vanilla planifolia /Vanilla
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Scientific Name:
Vanilla planifolia
Common Name:
Vanilla
Plant Type:
Evergreen
Leaf Type:
Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:
10, 11
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Height:
over 50 feet
Bloom time:
Spring, Summer
Flower color:
Green, Yellow
Fruit present:
Fall
Fruit color:
Black
Light Exposure:
Part Sun, Filtered Shade
Drainage:
Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth:
Fast
Water Requirement:
Medium
Maintenance Level:
Low
Comments:
An orchid plant cultivated for its seed pods from which vanilla flavoring is extracted. Flowers, greenish-yellow in color, are produced only when plants are mature or 10 or more feet in length.