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Light Requirements: full sun/part shade

Soil Moisture: medium/wet

Bloom Color: pink

Bloom Time: July-September

Height: 3 ft.

Deer Resistant? yes

Black Walnut tolerant? Not sure

Local Ecotype Available? No

BONAP Region Map

Map Color Key

Pink Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua)

$6.00

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I’m a native of North America but not to New York state

My flower resembles a turtle head.

Because of the shape of my flower it takes strong bumblebees to push their way into my bloom to pollinate me.

Hummingbirds visit my flowers too.

I spread by rhizomes to form stunning colonies.

I’m the preferred host of the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly

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