General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Plant Spread: 12-15 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees

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Common names
  • Heliotrope
  • Cherry Pie Flower
  • Garden Heliotrope

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Courtesy Outsidepride
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: compost bed
Date: 2017-05-19
  • Uploaded by pod

Date: 2012-09-26

Photo Courtesy of Smokeys Daylily Gardens Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2017-07-16
photo credit: Robert Duval
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2010-08-30
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2010-08-30
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2010-08-30
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2010-08-30
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2010-08-30

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Grantville, Georgia
Date: January 5, 2014
Overwintering in the greenhouse but loving the cooler temperature
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: July
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-07-10
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-07-10
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-24
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-24
Uploaded by Joannabanana
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Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On March 28, 2018 Seeds germinated
1, moved jug on heat mat under lights
MrsBinWY On March 24, 2018 Seeds sown
16 groups in milk jug @ warm room temp
dnrevel On February 26, 2023 Seeds sown
Sown in humidity dome. Placed in greenhouse. Note they are are highly frost-tender and need maintenance, regular pruning and pinching and deadheading to encourage blooms and a bushier, denser growth habit.
paleohunter On May 1, 2022 Seeds sown
paleohunter On May 1, 2022 Potted up
paleohunter On March 24, 2022 Seeds sown
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