About This Plant
Another great plant for sunny rain gardens or riparian areas, turtleheads like moist soils and full sun. Sometimes its white flowers may be tinged with pink. It spreads slowly via rhizomes, attracts hummingbirds, and is a larval host plant for the Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly.
Plant Details
Environment
Attributes
- Plant Types
- Maximum Plant Width
- Peak Bloom Seasons
- Leaf Retentions
- Growth Rates
- Mature Plant Heights
- Bloom Colors
- Bloom Times
- Additional Features
Benefits
- Wildlife Benefits
Plant Facts
The genus name “Chelone” means “tortoise” in Greek. It was the name of a nymph who refused to attend Zeus’s wedding and was turned into a tortoise as punishment.
Alternate Names
White Turtlehead, Chelone, Balmony, Salt Rheumweed, Shell Flower, Snakehead, Turtle Bloom
