As many gardeners know there has been a recent trend to use plants that are native to your region in your landscape. As many gardeners know there has been a recent trend to use plants that are native ...

a larger palette of plants to choose from, which creates a more diverse urban we think of late summer blooming plants we normally think first of Asters. Turtlehead is a unique, late summer blooming ...

Chelone — rhymes with “baloney” — is a relative of our common snapdragon. Better known as “turtlehead,” this herbaceous perennial features flowers that are formed in a shape similar to the head of a ...

The colors of the late summer garden are mostly brilliant purples, reds, oranges and yellows. Turtlehead is an easy-to-grow perennial plant native to our area whose late summer flowers provide a ...

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Turtlehead is a U.S. native perennial that blooms in late summer to early fall and performs well in shade. Tiny Tortuga is a dwarf version, with dark green leaves and deep pink blooms on short 16-inch ...

Among the blooming perennials of late summer is one that guards its secrets closely. The lockbox blossoms of white turtlehead (Chelone glabra), a native plant in the plantain family, are an ideal ...

I was visiting a local garden center last weekend to purchase some chrysanthemums when I noticed a Chelone plant in flower, reminding me what a versatile late-season plant it is. Turtlehead is the ...

Q: I have a question about a perennial in our garden. Can you identify the plant in the attached photos, taken just a few weeks ago? – R.S., Indianapolis Turtlehead prefers moist conditions, part ...

* What it is: Turtlehead is a U.S.-native perennial flower that blooms late summer to early fall. Flowers spikes are white or pink with shield-shaped little bloom clusters that some say remind them of ...