Vanilla Plant/Vanilla Leaf (Carphephorus odoratissimus) - 1 GallonThe Vanilla plant aka Vanilla leaf is a short lived perennial that goes dormant in the winter and is the sunflower family. There are showy lavender purple flowers. It likes partial shade to full sun. It works well in wild flower gardens and meadows. Mature plants will grow pups next to the main plant and over time slowly spread in the landscape. Not salt tolerant. It likes sandy soil. The flowers attract many butterflies, bees and other pollinators.

Moderately salt tolerant

This woody

The ripe fruit is a red and berrylike and is eaten by several bird species

This shrub grows best in moist soil with full sun to partial shade

This is a nice

this herb thrives in consistently moist

Once the fruit has dried

hardwood swamps

encouraging a longer flowering period

prized for its aromatic foliage and graceful light purple blooms

The plant grows easily in soils that are moist

This native plant is commonly known as butterfly weed because of the butterflies that are attracted to the plant by its color and its nectar