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Home  >  Buy Plants by Genus > Chelone

Chelone (Turtlehead)

The genus Chelone contains 4 species of North American native perennials that are named after a mythical Greek nymph. The nymph Chelone was too loud at Zeus' wedding and as punishment was transformed into a tortoise by the angry god, condemning her to eternal silence. Chelone's summer-borne flowers look somewhat like a white or pink turtle's head, hence the scientific and common names.

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Chelone is a great plant for the Southeast because not only is it pretty, but hummingbirds and butterflies like it and deer avoid it. In the wild, chelone grows in shady, damp habitats but in the garden it tolerates conditions from soggy to typical garden soil in a sun to part sun location. Some selections are drought-tolerant. When you are ready to buy chelone for your garden, check out our online list of chelone for sale below.


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Chelone obliqua var. speciosa (Purple Turtlehead)
Chelone obliqua var. speciosa (Purple Turtlehead)
I remember falling in love with Chelone obliqua var. speciosa at Missouri's Shaw Nature Reserve back in the 1990s. After growing it for many years, we found it to be a superb garden specimen and quite different than the more commonly grown pink-flowered Chelone lyonii. The somewhat stoloniferous clumps produce 3' tall stems, clothed with dark glossy green leaves and topped in September with mauvy-lavender turtleheads...a hummingbird favorite. Chelone obliqua var. speciosa ranges from Minnesota (historically) south to Arkansas, where it can be found in rich, moist, slightly shaded spots. In the garden, we find full sun results in the best flowers and while it is drought-tolerant, good moisture is well appreciated.
Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
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Zone: 4-9,  Height: 36",  Culture: Sun to Light Shade,  Origin: USA
# 7906
$12.00


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