Plant Library

Turtlehead Glabra

Common Name: Turtlehead

Botanical Name: Chelone glabra

Variety: Glabra

Blossom Color: White/Pink

Bloom Time: Aug-Sep

Zone: 3 to 8

Exposure: Sun to Part Shade

Mature Height: 2-4'

Mature Width: 1-2'

Notes: Similar to 'Black Ace' but with shiny, dark green, toothed foliage and white flowers with a tinge of pink. Ideal for rich, moist to wet soils or bogs where it will attract butterflies and bees in late summer. Known to be a larval food source for the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly; native range extends from Newfoundland to Georgia.