Heliotrope

Blue Hibiscus

About Heliotrope and Blue Hibiscus

Heliotrope

Blue Hibiscus

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Shrub

1.3 Origin

South America

Australia

1.4 Types

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, tropical environments

subtropical regions, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24

H1, H2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

66.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

61.00 cm

Rank: 93 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

Blue, Purple, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Irregular

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

7% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

72% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Spider mites, Whiteflies

Red blotch, Rust aphids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

✔ ✘

98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

15% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

8% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

40% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

19% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

13% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

1% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

No Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it !

✔ ✘

11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

3% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

48% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Flying insects, Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Borders, Showy Purposes, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

50% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Showy

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Sore throat, Uterine Displacement

High blood pressure, lowering blood pressure

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Decoration Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

64% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HELIOTROPIUM arborescens

ALYOGYNE huegelii 'Monle'

7.2 Common Name

Heliotrope, Common Heliotrope, Garden Heliotrope

Blue Hibiscus, Purple Delight Blue Hibiscus

7.2.1 In Hindi

हेलीओट्रोप

Blue Hibiscus

7.2.2 In German

Heliotrop

Blauer Hibiskus Baum

7.2.3 In French

héliotrope

Bleu Hibiscus Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

heliotropo

Azul árbol del hibisco

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

Μπλε Hibiscus Tree

7.2.6 In Portuguese

heliotrópio

Árvore azul do hibiscus

7.2.7 In Polish

heliotrop

Niebieski Hibiscus Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Heliotrope

Hibiscus lignum blue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Boraginaceae

Malvaceae

8.6 Genus

Heliotropium

Alyogyne

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Hibisceae

8.9 Subfamily

Heliotropioideae

Malvoideae

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

250

Rank: 51 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Heliotrope and Blue Hibiscus

Wondering what are the properties of Heliotrope and Blue Hibiscus? We provide you with everything About Heliotrope and Blue Hibiscus. Heliotrope doesn't have thorns and Blue Hibiscus doesn't have thorns. Also Heliotrope does not have fragrant flowers. Heliotrope has allergic reactions like Not Available and Blue Hibiscus has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Heliotrope and Blue Hibiscus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Tender Perennial

Heliotrope and Irisine

Heliotrope and Moonflower

Heliotrope and New Guinea Impatiens

Season and Care of Heliotrope and Blue Hibiscus

Season and care of Heliotrope and Blue Hibiscus is important to know. While considering everything about Heliotrope and Blue Hibiscus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Heliotrope season is Summer and Fall and Blue Hibiscus season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Heliotrope is Loam, Sand and for Blue Hibiscus is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Heliotrope is Acidic, Neutral and for Blue Hibiscus is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Heliotrope and Blue Hibiscus Physical Information

Heliotrope and Blue Hibiscus physical information is very important for comparison. Heliotrope height is 66.00 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Blue Hibiscus height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Heliotrope and Blue Hibiscus are as follows:

Heliotrope flower color: White and Ivory
Heliotrope leaf color: Dark Green
Blue Hibiscus flower color: Blue, Purple and Blue Violet
Blue Hibiscus leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Heliotrope and Blue Hibiscus

Care of Heliotrope and Blue Hibiscus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Heliotrope pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Hibiscus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Heliotrope needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Hibiscus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.