Chelone glabra

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Chelone glabra | turtlehead

Turtlehead can be found locally growing near wetlands and in moist forests. It is most frequently found in partially shaded conditions, though it is happy in full sun if provided a consistently moist soil. Blooming in late summer with flower spikes reaching 3’ tall, it is also the host plant for the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly.

LOCAL ECOTYPE.

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Chelone glabra | turtlehead

Turtlehead can be found locally growing near wetlands and in moist forests. It is most frequently found in partially shaded conditions, though it is happy in full sun if provided a consistently moist soil. Blooming in late summer with flower spikes reaching 3’ tall, it is also the host plant for the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly.

LOCAL ECOTYPE.

HABIT

Height: 2-4’

Bloom Time: late summer

SITE CONDITIONS

Light: full sun, part shade

Soil: wet, medium-wet, average

CULTIVATION TIPS

Establishment: easy, in full sun plants require consistently moist soils

Deer Resistance: commonly browsed by deer

INTERACTIONS

Pollinator Support: very high

Other: this species is an important nectar plant for locally threatened at-risk bumblebees; host plant for the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly

CONSERVATION

Native Range: local ecotype

Seed Origin: NY