heliotrope

Example Sentences

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The berries were the kind that stained everything they touched: fingers, tongues, the sidewalk beneath, a heliotrope purple that felt almost illicit.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2025

A recent display of sun-tolerant coleus and dark-leaved dahlias greeted visitors at the front walk, while billowing containers filled with trailing million bells, petunias and fragrant heliotrope mounted the entry steps.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2021

The center of clan life is a flowering heliotrope tree by the ocean.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2021

Once the palms are mostly gone, crews will plant native trees, especially the giant Pisonia and the tree heliotrope.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 27, 2020

When my mother came across an unusual one, she would give an “Oh” of joy and tell me its name: daphne, wild heliotrope, pink orchid.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz