Ornamental
Fragrant Delight Heliotrope is a compact, summer-blooming treasure that fills gardens with intoxicating fragrance from June through November. This heirloom cultivar of Heliotropium arborescens grows to a tidy 24 inches tall and 12 inches wide, making it perfect for borders, containers, or as a specimen plant in full sun. Its flowers attract pollinators while deer reliably leave it alone, and it thrives in hardiness zone 9 where it rewards gardeners with months of continuous bloom.
12-18 inches apart
Full Sun
High
9-9
24in H x 12in W
Perennial
High
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The signature feature of Fragrant Delight is its intensely fragrant flowers that bloom prolifically across six months of the growing season. Compact growth and a preference for full sun make it easy to position where its fragrance can be appreciated up close. The combination of ornamental appeal, pollinator magnetism, and legendary scent makes this cultivar a sensory standout in any garden.
Fragrant Delight Heliotrope is grown as an ornamental flower, prized for its abundant blooms and their renowned fragrance. It serves as a focal point in garden beds, a container specimen on patios and decks where its scent can be enjoyed at close range, and as a pollinator magnet in gardens designed to support bees and butterflies.
Start seeds indoors in temperatures between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit, timing your seeding so seedlings are ready to transplant after the last frost date in your zone.
Transplant seedlings outdoors after the last frost date has passed, once soil has warmed and nighttime temperatures stay above 60 degrees. Harden off seedlings gradually by exposing them to outdoor conditions over 7 to 10 days before planting in the garden.
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