Decaisnea insignis Seeds | Blue Sausage Fruit
LATIN NAME: Decaisnea insignis
COMMON NAME: Blue Sausage Fruit
Plant Profile
Among the ornamental and useful plants raised from seed, Blue Sausage Fruit (Decaisnea insignis) stands out as a shrub in the lardizabala family. Blue sausage fruit carries its large, pinnate leaves and small, greenish-yellow flowers in long, drooping clusters, and the whole shrub stands in the open, bold clumps. It is a shrub of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground. The blooms are worked steadily by bees for as long as they are open. It is hard to name another plant that gives this much for this little trouble.
Science & Biotechnology
As part of the lardizabala family, Decaisnea insignis contributes to research on plant classification and adaptation, while nurseries and gardeners continue to trial it for cultivation. It retains a following among breeders and collectors, which keeps seed stocks in circulation.
Uses & Benefits
Blue Sausage Fruit brings genuine presence to the garden and earns its keep across the growing season. Blue sausage fruit is a fine, quiet shrub of cool garden and study collection. It is a fine, quiet shrub of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden. Give young shrubs deep, rich, moist bed, and blue fruits will come in years to come. Mature plants need little attention in a well-chosen position.
Dead man’s fingers bears curious blue pods with sweet, edible pulp; it is grown as a collector’s curiosity.
Growing from Seed
Starting Blue Sausage Fruit from seed is simple and satisfying. Surface-sow onto a light, well-drained compost, dust over a thin covering, and keep evenly moist and sunny until the seedlings show. Move strong seedlings into individual pots, keep them in good light, and set them out when the weather and their size agree.
Our Take
Being a shrub, it asks for a permanent spot and repays it yearly. Within its genus it stands out for garden reliability. Established seedlings need little beyond ordinary attention.
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