Red Turtlehead
Chelone obliqua
Red turtlehead bears rose-pink, turtle-head-shaped flowers in late summer over moist, sunny-to-shaded ground, a key larval host for the Baltimore checkerspot and a bumblebee favorite. Excellent for rain gardens.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA