A plant that turns its flowers toward the sun; a pinkish-purple color; a type of quartz with red spots.
From Greek 'heliotropion' — 'helios' (sun) + 'tropos' (turning). Sunflowers are the most famous heliotropes, but the word originally described a purple flower that tracks the sun.
Plants that CHASE the sun! The Greek word literally means 'sun-turner!' Young sunflowers follow the sun across the sky every day! And the color heliotrope is a gorgeous purple — the color of a plant in love with the sun! 🌻💜
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