Heliotrope: The Grass Of Saint Fiacre

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1247676825Heliotrope

The heliotrope is a perennial that blooms from spring to late summer and will perfectly adorn your plants but also your pots and planters.

Here are our tips to have beautiful flowers, as long as possible...

In summary, what you need to know:


Name
: Heliotropium
Family: Borraginaceae
Type: Perennial

Height
: 40 to 120 cm
Exposure: Sunny
Ground: Ordinary, well drained

Flowering: May to September

Planting, sowing of heliothrope:

The heliotrope likes the sun and fears the cold like the fresh winds.

It's a freezing plant when the thermometer goes down under -4° and will have to be grown in pots, like geraniums, to be sheltered in winter.

  • It is recommended to plant the heliotropes bought in the bucket, in the spring, after all risk of frost.
  • The soil must be well drained and the soil relatively cool
  • Mix your soil preferably with special soil perennials or flowering plants: this will enrich your soil.
  • Keep a distance of 30/40 cm between each foot.

Heliotrope seedlings:

Privilege a sowing under shelter in the month of March-April

prick out once in a bucket, before setting up in May.

  • Water regularly but without excess throughout the sowing.

Size and maintenance of heliothrope:

Remove faded flowers as they come in order to stimulate flowering.

On the watering side, avoid wetting foliage and watering in case of prolonged drought.

In pots, a more regular watering is necessary because the earth dries much more easily.

To know about the heliothrope:

This perennial plant, usually grown as an annual, forms a very green bush with large dark blue inflorescences.

It is also called "grass of Saint Fiacre" and it is in massive, in tray or in planter that it will find its best place.

You can plant it near a place of life like a terrace to enjoy its sweet scent of vanilla.

Smart tip about heliothrope:

The bloom is generous and fragrant; which makes very pretty flowers that will accommodate your bouquets.

To read also:

  • Multiply your perennials by division of the tuft.
Heliotrope: The Grass Of Saint Fiacre

FAQ - 💬

❓ Is heliotrope an annual or perennial?

👉 perennialsHeliotrope is a genus of half-hardy perennials which are usually grown as annuals but may be grown as perennial in zones 9 and 10. It is grown both for the attractive clusters of small flowers, which can be, blue, purple, or white, and have a delicate vanilla-almond fragrance. The older varieties are more fragrant.

❓ Does heliotrope make a good houseplant?

👉 Popular as outdoor bedding plants, heliotropes (Heliotropium arborescens) can also be grown indoors as houseplants—adding a splash of color and pleasant aroma to your living space.

❓ Which heliotrope is most fragrant?

👉 'Azure Skies'The variety 'Nagano' is arguably the most fragrant blue heliotrope. The flowers emit a baby-powder scent that is strongest in the evening.

❓ What is the use of heliotrope?

👉 Medicinal uses: The plant has been widely used for centuries to treat warts, inflammations and tumours. Throughout tropical Africa it is used as an analgesic to ease rheumatic pain, as a diuretic and to treat numerous skin problems including yaws, urticaria, scabies, ulcers, eczema and impetigo.

❓ Do heliotropes come back every year?

👉 Heliotrope can grow as a perennial in USDA Zones 10 and 11, but even there it is best grown as an annual because with time it begins to straggle. At the end of summer, you can take cuttings of heliotrope to grow in a sunny window for the winter and transplant back to the garden in spring.

❓ Should I cut back heliotrope?

👉 Pruning. Regularly pruning your heliotrope plant will encourage consistent blooms and a fuller growth habit. You can begin pinching back the stems and flowers in the early spring to encourage more lateral growth.

❓ Should I deadhead my heliotrope?

👉 Because the flowers bloom in large clusters, they may need some periodic deadheading of old blossoms to make way for more. You can also prune back the plant by about half its size to encourage bushy new growth and flower buds to form.

❓ Is heliotrope poisonous to dogs?

👉 All parts of the heliotrope are poisonous and will cause gastric distress in humans and animals.

❓ Do Heliotropes come back every year?

👉 Heliotrope can grow as a perennial in USDA Zones 10 and 11, but even there it is best grown as an annual because with time it begins to straggle. At the end of summer, you can take cuttings of heliotrope to grow in a sunny window for the winter and transplant back to the garden in spring.

❓ Do you have to deadhead a heliotrope?

👉 Because the flowers bloom in large clusters, they may need some periodic deadheading of old blossoms to make way for more. You can also prune back the plant by about half its size to encourage bushy new growth and flower buds to form.

❓ Is heliotrope poisonous to humans?

👉 It is strongly fragrant with a vanilla-like scent. All parts of the plant are poisonous, but toxic to humans only if consumed in large quantities. However, it is toxic to horses and can induce liver failure. Although not very palatable, it will be eaten by animals with no other forage, or when hay is contaminated.

❓ What is a heliotrope plant?

👉 They are popular flowering perennials thanks to their stunning flowers and pleasant aroma and are synonymous with the ‘old cottage’ garden style. Heliotrope flowers grow in one-sided clusters that follow the sun, which led to their name which is directly derived from the Greek words helios (meaning ‘sun) and tropos (meaning ‘to turn’).

❓ How do you grow Heliotropes from seed?

👉 Growing heliotropes from seed is the easiest and most popular way to grow these flowering perennials. Seeds should be started indoors 10-12 weeks before the last frost to ensure that the plants have time to bloom before the first frost hits in the fall.

❓ What is Saint Fiachra's garden?

👉 To celebrate the Second Millennium, "Saint Fiachra's Garden" opened in 1999 at the Irish National Stud and Gardens, Tully, County Kildare, Ireland, his nation of birth. Saint Fiacre is the patron saint of the commune of Saint-Fiacre, Seine-et-Marne, France.

❓ Who is Saint Fiacre?

👉 Saint Fiacre, 15th-century statue in the Church of Saint Taurin d'Évreux. "Though not mentioned in the earlier Irish calendars, Fiacre was born in Ireland at the end of the sixth century AD.

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