General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 18 to 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Indehiscent
Other: Small brown 4 sectioned nutlets
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Purple
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Year Round
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Indian Heliotrope
  • Bright Eye
  • Scorpion Bush
  • Indian Turnsole
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Heliotropium indicum
  • Synonym: Tiaridium indicum

Photo Gallery
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas 
Date: July 18, 2011
Indian heliotrope bloom side view.
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: July 18, 2011
Indian heliotrope bloom

photo credit: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: July 18, 2011
Indian heliotrope blooms
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: July 18, 2011
Indian heliotrope
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: July 18, 2011
Indian heliotrope leaf
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: July 18, 2011
Indian heliotrope Stem

credit: Prenn

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