UNSPSC 10226811: Heliotropum arborescens

Heliotropium arborescens, the garden heliotrope, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family Boraginaceae, native to Peru. Growing to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall and broad, it is a bushy, evergreen, short-lived shrub with dense clusters of bright purple flowers, notable for their intense, rather vanilla-like fragrance. Common names also include cherry pie and common heliotrope.

UNSPSC 10226811 Heliotropum arborescens, a Commodity code, shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally designates a specific ornamental plant species (heliotrope), yet the source contains no recent solicitations matching this narrow botanical classification. Two opportunities tangentially reference plant materials—Collier County's ITB 26-8571 for transit shelters and amenities (posted July 16, 2026) and the City of Norwalk's RFP for tree and shrub supply and planting (posted July 15, 2026)—but neither targets Heliotropum arborescens specifically. The Collier County solicitation includes only general landscaping supplies (plants, benches, bike racks); the Norwalk RFP addresses trees and shrubs without species designation. State and local bodies that do procure plants typically issue broader commodity or category-level codes covering general landscape materials, native species, or site-specific vegetation packages rather than single plant varieties.

The geographic distribution and issuing-body mix cannot be characterized from this source. No recent opportunities directly solicit Heliotropum arborescens as a line item or primary deliverable. When state and local governments purchase ornamental plants at this level of specificity, acquisitions are generally embedded in larger landscaping, grounds maintenance, or site improvement contracts tagged to higher-tier landscape or construction codes. The code's narrow botanical scope and the absence of matching solicitations suggest minimal standalone procurement activity under this designation in the current market. Firms holding nursery or horticultural supplier licenses and active in state and local landscape supply chains should monitor broader plant material codes and grounds-maintenance solicitations rather than expect direct opportunities under this specific commodity code.