Heliotrope
Color of the Week! History, Interior Design and Color Palette
This bold and mystical shade of purple you see below is inspired by the delicate heliotrope flower!
Heliotrope gets its name from the flowering plant of the same name, which boasts clusters of purple blooms that are said to follow the sun (hence the name, which comes from the Greek word helios, meaning "sun").
A Brief History
Heliotrope has roots in the na…
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