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Featured: September 4 - 10

Common Name: Pink Turtlehead
Scientific name: Chelone lyonii

Chelone lyonii, commonly known as pink turtlehead, is a flowering perennial plant native to the United States. Though it has a small native range in the southern Appalachian Mountains, it can be grown as an ornamental plant in much of the country and has naturalized outside of cultivation. This distinctive plant has clumps of unique pink flowers that emerge from a terminal raceme and are accented by dark green leaves. Pink turtlehead is aptly named after the shape of its tubular flowers that bear a resemblance to a turtle’s head!

Pink turtlehead blooms from late summer to early fall, providing a beautiful display toward the end of the typical season of perennials. It grows best in a woodland setting near a water source where the flowers and leaves are lightly shaded and the soil is consistently moist.

Find the largest display of pink turtlehead blooming in the Dayton Wildflower Garden! Examples of the plant in a garden setting are spread throughout the grounds, including the Elizabeth Slade Carr Perennial Garden and the Home Demonstration Gardens.

Garden Highlights

Featured: September 4 - 10

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