If you're wondering how to grow heliotrope, seeds are the most popular method. Start your seeds indoors using regular potting soil ten to twelve weeks before the last spring frost date for your area, allowing for 28 to 42 days for germination. They'll also need temperatures of 70-75 F. (21-24 C.) to germinate.

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. It has the more compact growth habit of 'Atlantis' but sports deep violet-blue flowers.

Noteworthy CharacteristicsA perennial in warmer climates, it is often grown as an annual where not hardy. Its rich foliage and profuse blooms make it a great choice for summer bedding or windowboxes. In warmer climates, grow at the front of a border or in containers outdoors.

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.. . . . .364011235321!]0000000000000009783314146882!]