Heliotropium curassavicum
Seaside Heliotrope
Boraginaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | To 1 ft tall by To 4 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White | |
Fruit Color: | White | |
Phenology: | Evergreen | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Can be used as a groundcover in semi-shady areas. Perhaps more interesting than showy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Availability: | Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
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Native Habitats: | Moist, typically salty areas, dunes. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures