Chelone obliqua
Turtlehead
Very dark green foliage on more compact plants, very floriferous with rosy-purple flowers.
- · Hot pink flowers above red stems
- · Blooms mid-late summer
- · Compact form
Recommended Substitution
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Turtlehead
A native selection with hot pink flowers; forms large clumps of glossy dark green foliage with reddish stems, spring foliage is tinged bronze but turns to dark green by summer, excellent for late summer color.
Height:
30-36 in
Spread:
20-24 in
Zone:
4-8
Chelone obliqua
Exposure
| • | Sun Tolerant |
| • | Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade |
Soil Moisture Needs
| • | Moist Soil |
Nature Attraction
| • | Attracts Butterflies |
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Attributes
| • | Good Cut Flower / Foliage |
| • | Bog |
| • | Good Container Plant |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Late Summer |
| • | Summer |
