Description
White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) Seed Packet – Ecoregion 8.1
Locally Sourced from 8.1 Ecoregion
Original Provenance: Chautauqua County, New York
Named for unique white (or slightly pink) flowers that resemble the head of a turtle. Nectar attracts bumblebees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Deep green foliage is a host for the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly. Slow spreading rhizomes can form colonies in ideal growing conditions.
Packet Quantity: ≥30
Life Cycle: Perennial
Germination: Seeds germinate best after a 90 day period of cold moist stratification. Direct sow in late fall or artificially stratify in fridge. Plant no deeper than seed width.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet
Zone: 3-8
Height: 3’-5’
Spacing: 2’-3’
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Color: White
