Hairy, spreading perennial shrub to 1 m tall. Leaves elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, sometimes tinged with purple or very dark green, a colouring which is prominent in some cultivars. Flowers violet to deep purple or occasionally white, fragrant. [H. peruvianum L.]
Peru
CHERRY RIPE This is probably a promotional name for the species.
Source: (2002). Boraginaceae. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 4. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 3. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.
Heliotropium arborescens 'Lord Roberts'
Low habit. Leaves dark green. Stems purple. Flowers pale violet.
Heliotropium arborescens 'Marine'
Habit compact. Leaves dark and wrinkled. Grows to over 0.5 m tall with prolific deep violet-blue flowers. [H. 'Royal Marine']
H. 'Blue Wonder' is also listed.