salt heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
USDA zones9 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Gray-green.
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Salt heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum) is an annual for low maintenance planting and rock gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy or loamy soil. Its fleshy, bluish-green leaves sit on stems that often lie on the ground. Small white flowers form in paired coils that attract butterflies and bees.
Pairs well with Statice, Tuscan Blue rosemary, and Lemon Coral sedum.
Native range
AL, AR, AZ, CA, and 32 more places. See all 36
AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, LA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, WA, WY; AB, and SK.