Plant Sale 2025 — Chelone glabra

Chelone glabra (White Turtlehead) grows 1-4 feet tall. Blooming in late summer it is found in wet woodlands and meadows. This is a good plant to grow near drainpipes. The white flowers sometimes have a pale pink or purple tinge. Bumblebees pollinate this plant and hummingbirds sometimes visit. The common name is derived from the flower resembling a turtle’s head. Turtleheads are a host plant for the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly. The photo with yellow jewelweed was taken near a stream on Skyline Drive.

Photos: E.M. Truax