The giant flower heads begin pale green, quickly turning a rich shade of cream. By midsummer (this shrub blooms on new wood, so late spring frosts won't cancel the bloom season!) the creamy trusses are beginning to blush pink, and by autumn, the shrub has every shade from pistachio to rich rose on its flowers! Magnificent!
These flowers are splendid for cutting for fresh and dried indoor arrangements, but they look so terrific on the shrub that you may be torn. The foliage remains a steady green, large and lush, but the flowering stems are bright red, and really stand out in late summer. Going from upright to weeping, this shrub is simply always changing!
Fully 7 feet high and just a couple feet less wide, Vanilla Strawberry is a showstopper. When it was introduced in 2010, it was promptly voted Plant of the Year by wholesale nurserymen, and it has never looked back. Quick-growing, adaptable to northern climates, and happy in sun (in the north) and partial shade (farther south and west), Vanilla Strawberry is a true legacy shrub. Add it to your landscape this season! Zones 4 to 9.
Huge plants 3 to 4' Plants - 5 Gallon Pots