White and purple heliotropes should be available at your local nursery, in either 4 inch or gallon pots. White heliotrope can be found at Annie's Annuals & Perennials ( www.anniesannuals.com).

Creeping heliotrope tolerates drought and survives neglect. This low growing perennial grows to 2-3 feet wide and is clothed with hairy, toothed 2-inch-long leaves that appear to clasp the stems.

Augusta Lavender heliotrope is simply amazing and perennial in zone 8 and warmer. The Luscious lantanas may be the toughest flowers on the planet and the Captains of our All Stars of the Drought team.

Magnolia, especially the southern grandiflora species (7-9), is another highly aromatic shrub or tree that puts forth large, sweetly fragranced flowers you’re not likely to forget. The more cold-hardy ...

In Thornton Wilder’s 1938 play, “Our Town,” heliotrope flowers connect two sets of characters who gather to inhale their intoxicating scent in the moonlight. Heliotropes, then common, are ...

Jane told me her five favorite perennials to plant are Verbena bonariensis, coneflower, heliotrope, rudbeckia and salvia. She has many plants, but she likes to make sure these are included in most all ...

In Thornton Wilder’s 1938 play, “Our Town,” heliotrope flowers connect two sets of characters who gather to inhale their intoxicating scent in the moonlight. Heliotropes, then common, are ...

Top 10 tender perennials for an Indian summer Tender perennials may be used to warmer climes, but Sarah Raven has found they have real staying power. By Sarah Raven 14 September 2009 • 6:55am ...