Vanilla pod, also known as vanilla, vanilla, vanilla orchid, and pronounced Yun Nai Na in Hong Kong and Macao, is a type of vanilla that is commonly used as a spice for desserts. The term also refers to the same spice extracted from this plant, or synthetically synthesized.

Vanilla pods derive their flavor from compounds called vanillin in their seed pods (vanilla beans). Fresh pods have little flavor and require processing such as killing, fermenting, drying, and aging before they give off a strong aroma. Fresh pods are harvested in November of the previous year, and the process is not completed until May of the following year, when the finished product is released.

Often used as a flavoring in Western desserts. The seed pods are treated by soaking in alcohol to extract the plant's own vanilla extract. Mainly used as a bath or body aromatic. It is used in skin care products.

Vanilla pods are native to Mexico, mainly cultivated in Madagascar, Tahiti, Comoros, Réunion Island, Indonesia, Zhai Tongue, Mauritius, Guadeloupe and other tropical areas, now cultivated in Hainan, China.

Vanilla pods prefer warm, humid climates with abundant rainfall, but it is important to have 2 months of dry early in the year to encourage regular flowering. Vanilla pods are weak reproducers and must be hand pollinated to produce pods.

Horticultural Characteristics:

Vanilla pod leaf shape upright and neat, leaf color green glossy, beautiful posture, elegant and elegant; at the same time, it grows strong, adaptable, very shade-tolerant, indoor green decoration of excellent shade-loving foliage plants. It is suitable for home and office decoration. Can be alone ornamental; can also be arranged with other flowering plants, in order to set off other flowers bright and beautiful.

In addition, it is also an excellent foliage material for modern flower arrangement. The plant form of fragrant orchid has the majesty of high and handsome, the softness of curved and charming, the beauty of bonsai with clear layers, and the elegance of the shape of twisting and winding. Even its leaf ring, has been compared to the ring of the delicate lady and the noble lady.

It's pseudobulbs, whether ball round, flat round and oval, or olive round, gourd round and asparagus round, are full of artistic beauty, giving people a sense of unity and completeness.