Boraginaceae
Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum
Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum var. curassavicum
Also known as Heliotropium curassavicum var. violaceum, Heliotropium virens, Heliotropium chilense, Heliotropium curassavicum var. parviflorum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Heliotrope · Coastal · Salt-Tolerant · Wildflower · Pollinator · Boraginaceae · Groundcover · White Flowers · Native · Perennial
Seaside heliotrope is a tough, salt-tolerant perennial that thrives in coastal and disturbed habitats with minimal care. Plant it in a sunny to partly shaded spot with well-drained soil and water regularly until established. Once settled, it handles dryness reasonably well and rewards you with clusters of small, fragrant white flowers that attract pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–8.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Canary Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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