Chelone lyonii, Pink Turtlehead Wholesale Native Bare Root Perennials

$8.00

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Chelone lyonii, Pink Turtlehead Wholesale Native Bare Root Perennials

(requires a minimum purchase of 5 plants, must be purchased in groups of 5)

Wholesale pricing is based on quantity.

5 or more $8.00 each

25 or more $5.00 each
50 or more $3.00 each

For Shipping, Install and additional info please see “About Bare Root“.

Native bare root perennials are dug and shipped while dormant, mid October to early spring.

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Check the native status of this species for your area via the USDA Plants Database  here.

Chelone lyonii, Pink Turtlehead, Wholesale Native Bare Root Perennials

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Description

Chelone lyonii, Pink Turtlehead, Wholesale Native Bare Root Perennials

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Pink turtlehead produces large, interesting flowers in a terminal raceme atop a 2-4 ft. stem. A tall erect plant with pink or rose-purple, tubular, 2-lipped flowers resembling turtle heads in compact clusters atop stems or in axils of opposite leaves. Flowers, the shape of which suggest a turtle head, are bearded with tiny yellow hairs on the lower lip. Dark-green leaves are broadly lance-shaped and arranged in pairs along the stem.

This species occasionally escapes from cultivation in New England and elsewhere. The common name honors John Lyon, an early-19th-century American botanist.

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AL , CT , MA , ME , MS , NC , NY , SC , TN , WV
Native Distribution: Mts. of e. TN & AL to w. NC & SC
Native Habitat: Rich coves; spruce-fir forests; open stream banks

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Part Shade
Soil Description: Light, rich, moist or wet soils.
Conditions Comments: Needs stout companions to support the slender stems. This species native range is quite small. It has naturalized as an escape from cultivation throughout the Northeast.

For Shipping, Install and additional info please see “About Bare Root“.

Native bare root perennials are dug and shipped while dormant, mid October to early spring.

See all available Native Bare Root Perennials

Check the native status of this species for your area via the USDA Plants Database  here.

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