Turtlehead - Chelone glabra | Pots ready spring-summer

Common name: Turtlehead

Scientific name: Chelone glabra

Category: Native Forb, Common Perennial

Sample mature size: 0.9 m tall, 0.9 m wide; 3 ft tall, 3 ft wide

Sunlight: Full-sun

Water: Wet

Soil: Loam

Blooms: White in September

Natural habitats: Swamp-wetland

Wildlife benefits: Butterflies/skippers 🦋, Host plant 🐛

Points of interest: - Larval host to the uncommon Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas phaeton) - A small wetland plant with white flowers shaped like a turtle head with an open mouth (pink varieties not found naturally in Ontario) - Can adapt to many garden settings as long as soil does not dry out