Turtlehead, Chelone glabra

Price range: $6.95 through $14.95

Turtlehead, Chelone glabra

Light requirements: Full to Part Sun

Soil conditions: Medium to Wet

Height: 2'-3'

Bloom colour: White

Bloom time: August

Host plant for the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly. Produces a chemical in the nectar that reduces intestinal parasite in bees. 

Companion plants: Bottle Gentian, Cardinal Flower, Blue Flag Iris, Swamp Milkweed

Turtlehead, Chelone glabra

Price range: $6.95 through $14.95

Turtlehead, Chelone glabra

Light requirements: Full to Part Sun

Soil conditions: Medium to Wet

Height: 2'-3'

Bloom colour: White

Bloom time: August

Host plant for the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly. Produces a chemical in the nectar that reduces intestinal parasite in bees. 

Companion plants: Bottle Gentian, Cardinal Flower, Blue Flag Iris, Swamp Milkweed

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