Vanilla Leaf
Achlys triphylla
Distinctive three-part fan-shaped leaves carpet cool conifer shade, sending up slender white flower spikes in spring. The dried foliage smells of vanilla and was hung as an insect repellent.
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- CA, OR, WA