Heliotropium arborescens
HELIOTROPE, CHERRY PIE
Boraginaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9b-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline
1m
Plant habit
 
1.5m

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Pruning: Tip prune regularly from a young age. Remove spent flowers as they form. Allow to spread but cut back by half in early spring or whenever too leggy.

 
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Heliotropium arborescens
HELIOTROPE, CHERRY PIE
Boraginaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9b-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline
1m
Plant habit
 
1.5m

FEATURES

Flowers: strongly fragrant flowers in mauve, purple or white

Flowering Time: early spring to late autumn


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits cottage designs

Uses: window box, hanging basket, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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