
Turtlehead
- Botanical Name
- Chelone lyonii
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 2 to 4 feet
- Width
- 18 to 30 inches
- Flowers
- Late summer to early fall: pink, white
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist to wet, organic
- Planting & Care
- Plants grown in too much shade will flop over and may need support
- Pinch back in spring to promote a sturdier, more bushy habit
- Provide a consistently moist environment
- Divide in spring or fall
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Hot Lips - pink flowers, 1-3 feet, stems emerge purple-bronze
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