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Marine Heliotrope Heliotropium arborescens

Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
20" 0" 51cm 0cm
Height: 15" - 20"
Spread: 0"
Height: 38cm - 51cm
Spread: 0cm
Proven Selections
  • 15 - 20 Inches
    10 - 14 Inches
    0 - 0 Inches
    38cm - 51cm
    25cm - 36cm
    0cm

    Features

    Large clusters of deep purple, vanilla-scented flowers all summer; heat tolerant

    Fragrant Flower
    Attracts: 
    Birds
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Annual
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    15 - 20 Inches 38cm - 51cm
    Spacing: 
    10 - 14 Inches 25cm - 36cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Purple
    Flower Shade: 
    Purple
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Dark Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Planting To Frost
    Hardy/Minimum Temperature: 
    28°F
    Hardiness Zones: 
    9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses Notes: 

    This annual is lovely in containers and borders

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Pinching plants will encourage blooming, deadheading will encourage continuous bloom.

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