Vanilla Planifolia and Vanilla Tahitensis

Vanilla Planifolia is grown largely in:~

• Madagascar
• Papua New Guinea
• Uganda
• Tanzania
• India
• Tonga
• Indonesia
• Vanuatu
• Malaysia
• Fiji
• and Mexico ( where it originated, but no longer grown in significant quantities)

Other places are:~Costa Rica, Hawaii, and recently I have seen vanilla beans grown in Australia & New Zealand. These tend to be more expensive, due to higher labor costs

Vanilla Tahitensis, also known as Vanilla Pomona, originated by crossing Planifolia with a wild Mexican vanilla species. It is grown in:~

• Papua New Guinea
• With a very small amount in Indonesia and Tahiti