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Boraginaceae
European heliotrope
Heliotropium europaeum
Also known as Garden heliotrope, Cherry pie plant, Common heliotrope, Heliotropium lacunarium
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Heliotrope · Annual · Medicinal Herb · Toxic · Wildflower · Drought Tolerant · White Flowers · Pollinator · Mediterranean
European heliotrope is a sun-loving annual-like herb that prefers well-drained soils and warm, open conditions. Water sparingly once established and provide at least 6 hours of direct sun for best flowering. Note that all parts of this plant are toxic if ingested, so handle with care and keep away from children and pets.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry out between waterings · Every 10-14 days; drought tolerant once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, China North-Central, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District Of Columbia, East Aegean Is., Egypt
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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