Euploca polyphylla

Pineland Heliotrope

Boraginaceae

Also known as Heliotropium polyphyllum

Plant Specifics

Form:	Flower
Size:	0.5 to 1 ft
Life Span:	Short-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White, yellow
Fruit Color:	NA
Phenology:	Winter dormant
Noted for:	Showy flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:	Sprawling. Best used as a wildflower.
Propagation:
Availability:	Native nurseries
Light:	Full Sun,  Part Shade
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods)
Moisture Tolerance:	Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:	Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:	Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
Soil or other substrate:	Sand
Soil pH:	Acidic to neutral

Ecology

Wildlife:
Insects:	Attracts a variety of pollinators, especially butterflies.
Native Habitats:	Flatwoods near edges of open wetlands; roadsides through such places. Coastal thickets.

Distribution and Planting Zones

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