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Heliotropium arborescens
The Garden Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) is a highly fragrant perennial plant, originally from Peru. It is especially notable for its intense, rather vanilla-like fragrance. Common names include cherry pie and "common heliotrope". Note that the common name "garden heliotrope" may also refer to Valerian (herb).
UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, Berkeley, CA.
Spotted on Sep 18, 2011
Submitted on Feb 2, 2012
2 Comments
Thank you Nicholas4!
Gorgeous blue!