Chelone glabra
(turtlehead)
(turtlehead)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Photo Credits: Andy Szatko
Height: 24 – 36 inches
Spread: 18 inches
Location: Bottom, Sides
Native Status: MO, IA
Comments & Cautions:
attracts hummingbirds and butterflies; highly organic soil with good moisture is beneficial
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Wet or Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
dense and upright
Foliage
dark green shiny leaves, almost leathery
Flowers
terminal clusters of white tubular flowers resembling turtle heads; August-October