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Heliotropium arborescens 'Lotusland' (Lotusland Heliotrope) - A medium sized shrub to 4-5 feet tall by 6-8 feet wide with a strongly vanilla-like fragrant flowers that are in abundance in spring and again in fall on coiled flower stems, creating a dense ball of flowers. The flower buds are a deep lilac color with flowers a pale lilac color as they open.
This plant grows well in coastal sun or part shade with regular to occasional watering. This shrub is tender to frost and temperatures below 28 °F but damaged tips recover quickly. Like the species, this Heliotrope mparts a wonderful scent over a large area of the garden and is attractive to bees, butterflies and birds. For more information about this species, see our listing for Heliotropium arborescens an old fashion larger growing plant long in cultivation that has flowers that open a lighter, almost white color. Our thanks go out to Lotusland's Plant Healthcare Specialist Corey Welles for pointing this plant out to us during a visit in 2019 to their pollinator garden and for giving us permission to take some cuttings.
The information displayed on this page about Heliotropium arborescens 'Lotusland' is based on the research we conducted about it in our nursery horticultural library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include some of our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.
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