heliotrope 'Chatsworth'

Under glass may be grown in a loamless or loam-based compost (JI No3) in full light but with some protection from hot sun. Outdoors grow in any moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Water moderately in the growing season and apply a balanced fertiliser once a month. In the winter keep the rootball just moist

Tip-prune shoots on young plants in early spring to promote bushy growth. Older leggy plants can gave their stems shortened by half in spring

Propagate by seed sown in containers in spring at 16-18C (61-64F). Take softwood cuttings or semi-ripe cuttings in summer

Glasshouse whitefly may be a problem if grown under glass

Generally problem free