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    Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'

    Pink Turtlehead

    This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.

    Shop Available Chelone

    Item #: 2694

    Zones: 3a to 7b

    Dormancy: Winter

    Height: 30" tall

    Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade

    Origin: United States

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


    C. 'Hot Lips' is a Dale Hendricks improved selection of pink turtlehead that has wonderful shiny green foliage (bronze tint as it emerges in spring) against a violet red stem. This vigorous selection reaches 2-3' in late summer, when it is topped with stalks of pink snapdragon like flowers. Pink turtlehead is native in the mountainous regions of the state, where it thrives along stream banks as well as in rich forest habitats.