White and pink blooms of Turtlehead (chelone glabra) look like turtles with their heads peeking out from under their shells.
White turtle-shaped blooms of Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) growing at the edge of a river
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Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)

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Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)

Perennial

Bloom colour: White or cream

Blooms: June-Aug

Height: 2-3 feet

Light: Full to part sun

Soil: Wet or moist, all soil types

Hardiness Zone 3-8 (click here to find your plant hardiness zone)

Turtlehead attracts: Butterflies, hummingbirds, native bees and is deer and rabbit resistant!  What more could you want, really....?

AND it is a host plant for: Baltimore Checkerspot butterflies.

Turtlehead is found in wetland areas, stream banks, ditches, meadows and woodlands so it will do well in a very moist or irrigated garden. Tubular flowers look like turtles heads, hence the name! It prefers slightly acidic soil so you might want to add some compost.