General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: In Water
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Flowers: Malodorous
Other
Flower Color: Brown
Orange
Purple
Flower Time: Other
Uses: Culinary Herb
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Toxicity: Other: oalnue rrlps pAs. iastoo
Pollinators: Bats
Bumblebees
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

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Common names
  • Heliotrope
  • Common Heliotrope
  • Peruvian Turnsole
  • Peruvian Heliotrope
  • Cherry Pie Flower
Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms - Maryland (Zone 7a) On Mar 4, 2020 Seeds germinated
lovesblooms - Maryland (Zone 7a) On Feb 26, 2020 Seeds sown
indoors, heat, lights
lovesblooms - Maryland (Zone 7a) On Feb 4, 2017 Seeds sown
indoors
lovesblooms - Maryland (Zone 7a) On Jul 27, 2015 Bloomed
lovesblooms - Maryland (Zone 7a) On Feb 11, 2015 Seeds germinated
lovesblooms - Maryland (Zone 7a) On Feb 7, 2015 Seeds sown
indoors
piksihk - Texas (Zone 9a) On Apr 15, 2020 Transplanted
butterfly bed; and center of round bed
piksihk - Texas (Zone 9a) On Mar 2, 2020 Seeds sown
Pot
piksihk - Texas (Zone 9a) On Dec 19, 2019 Seeds germinated
Died
piksihk - Texas (Zone 9a) On Dec 6, 2019 Seeds sown
No germ.
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