Heliotropium arborescens 'Marine'

Also Known As

Marine Heliotrope

Plant type

shrub, perennial

size

H: 12"-18"
W: 6"-15"

planting zones

10a-11

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Heliotropium arborescens 'Marine' plant details

Heliotropium arborescens 'Marine' is a broadleaf evergreen perennial shrub with green foliage. In fall and summer purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and even moisture water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Heliotropium arborescens 'Marine'

Plant type: perennial shrub
Plant family: boraginaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 6 IN - 15 IN - wide, 12 IN - 18 IN - tall
Flowers: purple blooms in fall and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Heliotropium arborescens 'Marine'

USDA Zones: 10a - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: even moisture
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Heliotropium 'Marine' is a tender subtropical helistrope with non-stop, fragrant, blooming power atop dark green leaves. Simple, tubular dark purple blooms will draw the pollinators into your garden from all around and delight you with their sweet baby powder fragrance. Use as a filler in a container, in hanging baskets, or in the border. Great for the vase too. Heat and humidity tolerant. Deadheading encourages continuous blooming. Considered an annual in cooler climates. Try bringing indoors in winter. Pollinator attractor.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

E.A. Bowles was never without heliotrope, he wrote in 1914, 'I must have it for my nose's sake, so two beds are filled with it, one with a light colored and the other with a dark form, and I don't know which enjoys them most, I or the white butterflies.' Dark purple flowers and light scent. An excellent container or garden plant. Poisonous.