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Heliotropium arborescens |
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| Common name |
heliotrope; cherry pie |
| Family |
boraginaceae |
| Life cycle |
tender perennial (Z9-11) |
| Flowers |
violet |
| Size |
36" |
| Light |
part shade |
Commonly grown as an annual in temperate zones. After almost forgetting about this plant (which we grew in the early years of our garden) for years, I decided to give it another try - and I'm glad I did. This time, the plants grew much taller than I remembered, to about three feet. Our earlier ones were probably compact cultivars. I think they would benefit from some pruning and pinching back earlier in the season, but I like them even in their current, more narrowly upright state: the crinkly leaves are a good foil for the flower clusters, and appear over a long period of bloom.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Heliotropium arborescens
- Seed from '09 trade. Baggy 70F (27%G, 5-10d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (40%G, 7-13d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (33%G, 5-10d)
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