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Heliotropium sokotranum is a small desert subshrub endemic to the arid island of Socotra, rarely grown outside its native range. It needs full sun, excellent drainage and very little water.
Heliotropium sokotranum, aka Heliotropium socotranum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Heliotropiaceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Heliotropium aegyptiacum · Heliotropium aff. wagneri · Clasping heliotrope · Scorpion's-tail · Polynesian heliotrope · Garden heliotrope · Heliotropium arboreum · Heliotropium argenteum · Heliotropium balfourii · Heliotropium crispum · Salt heliotrope · Heliotropium dentatum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Heliotropium sokotranum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
