Once you've experienced the sweet, pungent scent, coming from Heliotrope, or 'cherry pie' as it is commonly called, on a still summer evening you won't want to be without it. Few plants can fill the air with such a heady fragrance as this. Marine is a royal purple, large flowered yet compact form with attractive, dark green foliage and bushy habit. Excellent for beds, borders and as a summer flowering pot plant. Flowers summer. Height 45cm (18in).

Heliotrop - 'Dwarf Marine'

Namn	Heliotrop
Sort	Dwarf Marine
Latinskt namn	Heliotropium arborescens
Engelskt namn	Heliotropum
Växttyp	Ettårig Blomma, Half-hardy Annual
Läge	Soligt till Halvskuggigt läge
Sådd	Förkultivering
Leverantör	Thompson & Morgan
Artikelnummer	15407234 hos oss, 7234 hos Thompson & Morgan
Språk	Engelsk text på förpackningen. Förklaring till engelska termer
Växttyp	Doftande
Höjd	45 cm
Mängd	Cirka 150 st (cirka 0.31 kr per styck)
Sådd	Sow in late winter/early spring (February to March) 1.5mm deep in a good free draining seed compost, which should be moist but not over wet. Germination takes 14-21 days at 20-25C. Lowering the temperature at night helps germination.
Odling	Transplant when large enough to handle into 7.5cm pots and grow on in cooler conditions. When 10-13cm tall pinch out the growing point and repeat when the side shoots reach the same length to make them bushy. Gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions and-plant out after all risk of frost 30cm apart in a sunny, sheltered spot in light well drained soil.
Tips	Can be grown as pot plants in 13cm pots but do not feed. For maximum scent, grow in a warm sunny sheltered spot.
Tider	Förodling: början av februari till slutet av mars.