General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Plant Height: 10-12 inches
Plant Spread: 8-10 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: Germinates best at 68-72 deg F
Days to germinate: 2 weeks
Depth to plant seed: cover lightly
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Heliotrope
Also sold as:
  • 'Dwarf Marine'

Photo Gallery
Location:  Bronx NY
Date: late June 2014
Photo by springcolor
Location: Sherwood Oregon 
Date: 2016-06-24
Grown from seed, new baby blossoms
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2014-06-22
Grown from seed
Location: NE Washington, Zone 5b
Date: July 29, 2012
3-Year old Heliotrope in Nursery Pot
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-07-17
Heliotrope 'Mini Marine'
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-07-17
Heliotrope 'Mini Marine'
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-07-17
Heliotrope 'Mini Marine'
Location: NE Washington, Zone 5b
Date: July 29, 2012
Close up of leaves
Comments:
  • Posted by bxncbx (NYC - Zone 7a) on May 3, 2014 7:13 PM concerning plant:
    Seeds for this plant last a long time if kept in the refrigerator. I started some this winter from seeds I bought in 1997!
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