HELIOTROPE

HELIOTROPIUM
SPRING 2019
PLANT FROM  - NICKS NURSERY
HELIOTROPIUM IS A GEMUS OF FLOWERING PLANTS IN THE BROAGE FAMILY, BORAGINACEAS. THERE ARE AROUND 325 SPECIES IN THIS ALMOST COSMOPOLITAN GENUS, WHICH ARE COMMONLY KNOWN AS HELIOTROPES. IT IS ALSO HIGHLY TOXIC FOR DOGS.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: HELIOTROPOUM
FAMILY: BORAGINACEAE
RANK: GENUS
HIGH CLASSIFICATION: BORAGES
SUBFAMILY: HELIOTROPIOIDEAE
ORDER: BORAGINALES