Chelone glabra - Turtlehead annabelle creamy flowers with purple-speckled throats

creamy flowers with purple-speckled throats

This is an excellent perennial to add architectural effect in the shade

is highly recommended for keeping mosquitoes away

Common Name: cypress vine

this native North American wildflower is useful towards the front of a border

Chelone glabra - Turtlehead annabelle creamy flowers with purple-speckled throatsChelone glabra, commonly called turtlehead, is a stiffly erect, clump forming, leafy stemmed, native perennial which typically grows 2 3' tall and occurs in moist woods, swampy areas and along streams. Hooded, snapdragon like, two lipped, white flowers with a tinge of pink appear in tight, spike like terminal racemes from late summer into autumn. Type: Herbaceous perennial Native Zone: 3 to 8 Height: 2. 00 to 3. 00 feet Spread: 1. 50 to 2. 50 feet