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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
SOME plants energetically expand from their allotted planting positions, aggressively swamping their neighbours and taking over the garden. Others, either by their shy nature, or by our less than ...
* 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 ...
When I was younger, I wanted to try new, weird flowers in my front yard. I looked down on hostas and day lilies and the like. Now being older and wiser, I appreciate anything that I can plant and ...
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