Perennials, Tropicals > Vanilla > Vanilla siamensis > Vanilla siamensis
Vanilla siamensis
Thai Vanilla
Origin: Thailand and southern Yunnan, China.
| Family |
| Orchidaceae |
| Genus |
| Vanilla |
| Species |
| siamensis |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Type |
| Vine |
| Synonyms |
| Vanilla pierrei |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| Above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| above 40 |
| Height |
| 4.5 - 6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Climbing up trees to a height of 4.5 - 6 m and then drooping down again. |
| Habitat |
| Found in Thailand and southern Yunnan, China in hill evergreen and tropical evergreen forests at elevations around 200 to 1400 meters |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| A climbing stem carrying a root and a leaf at each node, nearly 2 cm in diameter, dark green, internodes about 15 cm long. |
| Leaf Description |
| Thick and leathery, twisted at intersection to stem, about 25 cm long, by 10 cm broad. |
| Flower Description |
| In short racemes, opening successively, slightly scented about 5 cm in diameter. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Seed pods are used as a flavouring in foods. |
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