Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Fruit
Origin
South America
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Types
Heliotropium
Flavorosa, Amigo, Eagle Egg
Number of Varieties
25025
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, tropical environments
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-136-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
10-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
66.00 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Ivory
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Orange Red, Red, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Palmately Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealybugs, Spider mites, Whiteflies
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Rash, Swelling
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Sore throat, Uterine Displacement
Immunity
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Whole plant
Fruits
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Jam, Jelly, Used As Food, Used in salads
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border
Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
HELIOTROPIUM arborescens
PRUNUS 'Spring Satin'
Common Name
Heliotrope, Common Heliotrope, Garden Heliotrope
Plumcot, Spring Satin Plumcot
In Hindi
हेलीओट्रोप
Plumcot
In German
Heliotrop
Plumcot
In French
héliotrope
plumcot
In Spanish
heliotropo
plumcot
In Greek
ηλιοτρόπιο
Plumcot
In Portuguese
heliotrópio
plumcot
In Polish
heliotrop
Plumcot
In Latin
Heliotrope
Plumcot
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Ericales
Family
Boraginaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Heliotropium
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Heliotropioideae
-
Number of Species
25025
1
27800
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