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Anonymous on
April 15, 2021Q.Heliotrope
I have 2 and one is doing great but the other isn't. I fertilized it and dead headed it and it looks like it's dying. Please advise
Answered by
GKH_Susan on
April 16, 2021
Certified ExpertA.If one is doing well and the other isn't, it's probably not due to anything you're doing wrong. If you purchased the plant from a nursery, you might consider taking it back and asking them to replace it.
Here's an article about their best growing conditions: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/heliotrope/growing-heliotrope-plants.htm
Unless the plant is suffering from an insect invasion, the best suggestion I have is to pinch it back, give it a little food and water and hope for the best.Was this answer useful?00
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- Asked by
glenrosegardener on
September 16, 2021
Zone 7; Glen Rose Texas, 76043Q.Can You Identify This Ornamental Plant?
I wanted to see if I can get help with identifying a flowering plant that has appeared in my garden. If has small elongated gray green leaves and small white five petaled flowers. It's about 8 inches tall and a foot across. It is beautiful and has prospered throughout the heat of summer here in North Central Texas. I live in Glen Rose, Texas, about 45 miles southwest of Fort Worth. My soil is rocky, with limestone-derived weathered clay, and weathered bedrock. I enriched the bed in which this plant is found with compost, garden soil, and decomposed granite.
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
September 16, 2021
Certified ExpertA.This looks like Heliotropium tenellum.
This extension service has a description on the plant that is toxic to humans:
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Anonymous on
May 8, 2022Q.Heliotropium Arborescens. I Have Jusy Bought One, But Its Stemmed Up Like A Full Tree.
Is there any diffrence to tending one that is similar of a tree? Every place i have looked into has only showed informations about the seeds you plant yourself, and that it only lasts one year. But i imagine since its like a tree, it will bloom again next year, and the year after that? I live in norway so it can get more chilly than in the states, but i recon if i take it in during winter, and keep it warm and watered it should endure fine? I also hope that you guys could tell if this tree will keep on growing as years pass, like a normal tree? Sorry im not too eduicated on flora yet. Thanks for your time!
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
May 11, 2022
Certified ExpertA.It is beautiful! I've never seen one trained as a standard (like a tree) before. It is typically grown as an annual but you can overwinter it indoors to keep it going. It won't get much taller. They get shrubby in their native Peru but in cooler zones it stays much smaller. Here is more on their care:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/heliotrope/growing-heliotrope-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/heliotrope/indoor-heliotrope.htm
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=277986Was this answer useful?00 - Asked by
pjchambers98908 on
May 27, 2022
Yakima 98908Q.I Just Planted My Heliotrope And The Leaves Are All Curling? What Should I Do?
I haven't uploaded images because I don't know how to do that so I guess you can't help me.
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
May 30, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Unfortunately without photos it will be very hard to say what is happening. It does sound like transplant shock. These articles will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/heliotrope/growing-heliotrope-plants.htm
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