Heliotrope – Deep Marine – Heliotopium arborescens Annual – Old-fashioned Victorian variety with dark blue-green leaves and velvety purple flowers. Compelling, sensuous fragrance. Eye-catching container plants. Soil & Water: Sow in well worked, finely textured garden soil or seed starting mix. Maintain moisture during germination. Feed monthly throughout season for sustained flowering. Planting & Growing: Begin indoors (8-10 weeks before last frost, sowing thinly in containers of seed starting mix) or outdoors after all frosts have past. Cover very lightly, keep moist and provide a strong light source.
Variety Details
Botanical name:Heliotopium arborescens
Plant type: Annual
Growth habit: Low Growing
Crop category: Flower seed
Recorded feature: Container Compatible
Product format: Seed packet
Sowing & Growing
Soil Temperature: above 50°F
Planting Depth: Cover lightly
Germination: 14-21 Days
Height At Maturity: 18″
Sun/Shade: Full to Partial Sun
Spacing After Thinning: 8-10″
Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for ‘Deep Marine’ Perfumed Heliotrope and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.
Place ‘Deep Marine’ Perfumed Heliotrope where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.
