Exposure • Part sun • Shade

Soil Moisture Needs • Wet

Growth Rate in the Garden • Medium

Critter Resistance • Rabbit Resistant • Deer Resistant

Nature Attraction • Butterflies • Amphibians

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Fall • Summer

Foliage Attribute • Fall Interest

Bloom Color • Pink

Attributes • Long Blooming • East Coast Native • Good Cut Flowers • Tolerates wet sites

Water Requirements • Prefers consistent soil moisture • Plant in or around water or bog gardens

Riverbend Nursery (M.S.)

Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'

Turtlehead

Whimsically shaped bright pink flowers resemble the head of a turtle. Showy foliage emerges bronze-green with red stems and eventually matures to a lustrous deep green. Use for moist border areas, naturalizing along water.

	Will tolerate wet locations
	Native

Chelone (che-lo'-nee)

Family: Scrophulariaceae · Common Name: Turtlehead

Unique flowers in shades of rose and white attract butterflies and provide late-season color in shaded or woodland gardens. Grows well in moist or average soil; needs more moisture in full sun.