Clasping Heliotrope

Heliotropium amplexicaule

Found in disturbed areas, roadsides, fields. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

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At a glance

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Not yet recorded · Leaves

Recorded in 40 Florida counties.

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there. All habitats

Ecological relationships

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Heliotropium

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “March to September” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Flower color · “Blue or purple” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Hardiness · “Zones 7a–9b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “8–20 inches” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Occasionally dry” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Acidic to neutral” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Spread · “2–3 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox