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White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) is a herbaceous North American plant from Georgia to Newfoundland and Labrador and Mississippi to Manitoba. Its flower petals resemble a tortoise head. This species features opposite, simple leaves on upright stems, with white flowers blooming in late summer and early fall. It is the primary host plant for the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly, although it also supports other species. Chelone glabra is a preferred browse for deer and food for sawflies Macrophya nigra and Tenthredo grandis, as well as flea beetles from the genus Dibolia.
Sun Requirements: full to partial sun
Soil Preferences: moist to wet; loam, clay, sand, or combination
Height: 2’-3’
Bloom: Aug-Sept
White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) is a herbaceous North American plant from Georgia to Newfoundland and Labrador and Mississippi to Manitoba. Its flower petals resemble a tortoise head. This species features opposite, simple leaves on upright stems, with white flowers blooming in late summer and early fall. It is the primary host plant for the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly, although it also supports other species. Chelone glabra is a preferred browse for deer and food for sawflies Macrophya nigra and Tenthredo grandis, as well as flea beetles from the genus Dibolia.
Sun Requirements: full to partial sun
Soil Preferences: moist to wet; loam, clay, sand, or combination
Height: 2’-3’
Bloom: Aug-Sept