Garden Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) seeds

The Cherry Pie is a fragrant herb from Peru. The purple blossoms of the plant have a pleasant vanilla flavour.
Contents: Approx. 100 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

€3.39

Product number: HEL03 GTIN: 4250601202402

Description

The Garden Heliotrope is an interesting fragrant herb from Peru that's also called Heliotrope. The richly flowered plant has a pleasant vanilla flavour. The lush foliage and the conspicuous blossoms look good especially in the summery flower bed or in flower boxes on the balcony. In its home Peru, it grows to a considerable tree. As a pot plant, it most often doesn't reach more than 50cm in height.

The essential oils that are also responsible for the vanilla scent, are used in perfume production.

Lifecycle	Annual, Perennial
Species	Boraginaceae
Characteristics	Needs light to germinate, Not winter-hardy
Eventual height	80-120 cm
Flower colour	Blue
Flowering months	August, July, June, September

When to sow outdoors	June, May
Sowing depth	0 cm
Germination temperature	15-20°C
Sunlight	Full sun
Planting distance	20 cm

Sowing and care

Sowing either in the mini-greenhouse in March or until July at the latest. Then, hibernate subsequently. Only scatter the seeds of the Garden Heliotrope onto the substrate and press them on lightly. Keep warm. Good as a perennial pot plant. In warmer climate zones, the plant is also perennial outdoors. Prefers sunny locations, maximally half-shady and moist, permeable soil.

Needs very much water, especially at warm temperatures, and withers easily. The plant isn't hardy and has to be hibernated in a light, cool but frost-protected location.

Other names

Botanical name: Heliotropium arborescens, H. peruvianum

German: Heliotrop, Sonnenwende

Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | 93055 Regensburg, Germany | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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