Vanilla
Vanilla planifolia Andrews
- light
- —
- water
- —
- tall
- 23 m
- wide
- —
Orchidaceae
Formerly Epidendrum rubrum, Notylia planifolia, Notylia sativa, Vanilla bampsiana, and 6 more
When it flowers
JFMAMJJASOND
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleWikipedia lists it as poisonous (sap) (25 Oct 2026)
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- ClimberKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- Wet tropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- S. Mexico to N. BrazilKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Height
- 15 m to 30 mRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Flowers
- Yellow, greenRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Coldest it survives
- 10 °C (USDA zone 12a)Read from Wikipedia, one source
- Hottest it survives
- 33 °CRead from Wikipedia, one source
Not known yet: light, spread, water, heat.
In other languages (1)
- Chinese
- 香荚兰, 扁叶香荚兰
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, Public domain
- 3D model: Vanilla planifolia (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
A fact “checked by a majority of its sources” was settled by a vote of the pages it was read from, not by a person reading it; one marked “one source” rests on that page alone. Anything else not marked checked has not been checked yet. Where nothing is known, the page says so rather than guess.