Boraginaceae
Heliotropium curassavicum var. obovatum
Heliotropium curassavicum var. obovatum var. obovatum
Also known as Heliotropium spathulatum subsp. oculatum, Heliotropium curassavicum subsp. obovatum, Heliotropium spathulatum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Heliotrope · Boraginaceae · Native · Plains · Perennial · White Flowers · Pollinator · Salt Tolerant · Alkaline Soil · Ground Cover
This northern plains variety of seaside heliotrope is a hardy perennial that grows well in partial shade with moderate watering and tolerates a range of soil types including alkaline and saline conditions. It is well adapted to the intermountain west and great plains regions and requires little supplemental care once established. Plant outdoors in a native or pollinator garden for best results.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately until soil is evenly moist, then allow the top inch to dry before watering again · 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
- Alberta, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Manitoba, Mexico Northeast, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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