White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) 2x2x3" Pot

The white flowering cousin of the better known pink turtlehead. A lover of fertile, wet soils that tolerates seasonal flooding. Host of the regionally rare Baltimore checkerspot butterfly. Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade Soil Moisture: Wet, Wet Mesic Soil Type: Loam, Humus, Muck Height: 2'-4' Bloom Color: White Bloom Time: Aug-Sep Root Type: Fibrous Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers attract bumblebees and hummingbirds. Hosts the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly, moths such as the turtlehead borer moth, and some smaller insects. Bitter foliage means it is generally avoided by herbivores.