The colors of the late summer garden are mostly brilliant purples, reds, oranges and yellows. Turtlehead is an easy-to-grow perennial plant native to our area whose late summer flowers provide a ...

Among the blooming perennials of late summer is one that guards its secrets closely. The lockbox blossoms of white turtlehead (Chelone glabra), a native plant in the plantain family, are an ideal ...

As many gardeners know there has been a recent trend to use plants that are native to your region in your landscape. As many gardeners know there has been a recent trend to use plants that are native ...

Chelone — rhymes with “baloney” — is a relative of our common snapdragon. Better known as “turtlehead,” this herbaceous perennial features flowers that are formed in a shape similar to the head of a ...

Turtlehead is a U.S. native perennial that blooms in late summer to early fall and performs well in shade. Tiny Tortuga is a dwarf version, with dark green leaves and deep pink blooms on short 16-inch ...

Pink turtleheads are native perennials valuable for their late-season bloom. They are found wild in wetlands but are very adaptable to average garden soil as well as soils on the wet side. Their ...

Q: I have a question about a perennial in our garden. Can you identify the plant in the attached photos, taken just a few weeks ago? – R.S., Indianapolis Turtlehead prefers moist conditions, part ...

* What it is: Turtlehead is a U.S.-native perennial flower that blooms late summer to early fall. Flowers spikes are white or pink with shield-shaped little bloom clusters that some say remind them of ...

Finally, it flowered. Chelone is a slow one, slow like a turtle, taking its time to flower, an almost fall flowering perennial. The name comes from the Greek word for turtle because the flowers are ...

When I was younger, I wanted to try new, weird flowers in my front yard. I looked down on hostas and day lilies and the like. Now being older and wiser, I appreciate anything that I can plant and ...