Turtlehead, Chelone glabra

Light requirements: Full to Part Sun

Soil conditions: Medium to Wet

Height: 2'-3'

Bloom colour: White

Bloom time: August

Host plant for the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly. Produces a chemical in the nectar that reduces intestinal parasite in bees. 

Companion plants: Bottle Gentian, Cardinal Flower, Blue Flag Iris, Swamp Milkweed