Scorpion Tail

Heliotropium angiospermum

Scorpion Tail

Woody perennial native to Florida and south Texas. One of only four Heliotropes native to Florida. Supplies alkaloids that male butterflies turn into pheromones for attracting the opposite sex.

Showy white flowers attract butterflies and pollinators
Tolerates salt drift

Height: 18 - 24 in
Spread: 24 - 48 in
Category: Flowering Perennial
Color: White

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Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Pollinators
Blooms all Season

Perfect in the native Florida garden for naturalizing and mixed in with other wildlife attractors. Plant is relatively short-lived (about 3 years) but will reseed itself. Little care needed once established.