Neysastore Blue Sausage Fruit, Decaisnea fargesii, Shrub 20 Seeds

Other Names: Blue Sausage Fruit Tree, Blue Bean Tree, Dead Man’s Fingers, Decaisnea insignis, Blue Cucumber Shrub

Zone: Winter hardy to USDA Zone 6-9, but may be grown further north into USDA Zone 5 where it may die to the ground in winter with roots surviving to produce new growth in spring.

Growth Rate: Fast

Plant Type: Deciduous shrub or small tree

Family: Lardizabalaceae

Native Range: Western China
Height: 12 to 20 feet
Spread: 12 to 20 feet
Shape: Upright, multi-stemmed

Bloom Time: May - June

Bloom Color: Yellow-green
Flower/Fruit: Yellow-green flowers in drooping racemes followed by exceptional metallic blue bean-like fruit pods.

Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade

Fall Color: Yellow

Drought Tolerance: Low

Water: Medium
Maintenance: Medium

Site Requirements /Soil Tolerances: This shrub is not very hard to grow in cooler temperate climates, in a fertile, well-drained soil and it is quite frost hardy. It is intolerant of drought and hot summer climates. Keep soils consistently moist.

Culture: Best protected from cold winds.

Uses: Best in shrub borders or woodland gardens. Excellent Halloween decorations.