General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 24 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 24 - 36 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Emerges with a bronze cast and lightens to a grey-green color as it ages
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Light yellow buds
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP25663; CPBRAF

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Trade name information:
Series: Decadence®
Cultivar name: 'Vanilla Cream'
Common names
  • Wild Indigo

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Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-05-17
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-05-17

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
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