Decaisnea fargesii
BLUE SAUSAGE FRUIT
SKU: 1543-5
Decaisnea fargesii, the blue sausage fruit, blue bean shrub, or dead men's fingers, is a deciduous shrub that grows to 4 m tall and broad, but may achieve 8 m (26 ft) eventually.
It has divided leaves up to 90 cm (35 in) long, but its main attraction is the pendant bean-like pods, which appear in autumn, and are an unusual blue-grey colour. It is hardy to -20 C.
Type: Hardy shrub
Location: Sun
Hardiness zones: 5-9
Seeds per packet: 5
Decaisnea fargesii, the blue sausage fruit, blue bean shrub, or dead men's fingers, is a deciduous shrub that grows to 4 m tall and broad, but may achieve 8 m (26 ft) eventually.
It has divided leaves up to 90 cm (35 in) long, but its main attraction is the pendant bean-like pods, which appear in autumn, and are an unusual blue-grey colour. It is hardy to -20 C.
Type: Hardy shrub
Location: Sun
Hardiness zones: 5-9
Seeds per packet: 5
