Heliotrope

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Exquisitely fragrant flowers attract butterflies and perfume the garden. Beautiful planted with perennials or annuals or in hanging baskets or other containers. Plants can grow quite large (4-6') in a cool greenhouse or where hardy.

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Lantana

Vibrant flower clusters attract butterflies. Striking in gardens and containers, where plants can easily be trimmed to shape. Excellent drought and heat tolerance, and resistant to deer browsing. Vigorous where hardy; may be wintered indoors where not hardy. Prune lightly in mid- to late spring.

Details

Common name

Heliotrope

Botanical name

Heliotropium

Zone

Grow as an annual.

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Bloom color

Purple

Bloom time

spring-fall

Light

sun

Height

12-18" (31-46 cm)

Habit

upright

Water

1-2 times per week

Feed

use all-purpose

Maintenance

remove spent blooms