Chelone obliqua Tiny Tortuga™ 'Armitpp02'
Common: turtlehead — PP25350Chelone obliqua 'Tiny Tortuga' PPAF - 72 per flat
- Height: 18"-24"
- Spread: 12"-16"
- Spacing: 12"
- Hardiness Zone(s): 4-9
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Plant Details
A tiny turtlehead with all the flower power of its taller brothers, this native cultivar features uniquely shaped, hot pink blooms atop lustrous dark green leaves with a bronzy sheen. Flowers reminiscent of turtles' mouths persist from mid-summer into fall, a favorite of butterflies but distasteful to deer. Its very compact habit is a great choice for mixed containers, or let it spread ever so slowly in the landscape along pond and stream edges, rain gardens or perennial borders.
Characteristics & Attributes
Exposure
- Full Sun
- Part Sun
Soil Moisture Needs
- Moist
- Wet
- Average
Green Infrastructure
- Bioretention/Rain Garden
- Woodland
Wetland Indicator Status
- Obligate Wetland (OBL)
Plug Type
- Horticultural Plug
For Animals
- Deer Resistant
- Caution: Toxic
- Pollinator-friendly
- Songbird-friendly
Attributes
- Native to North America
- Cut Flower
- Clay Tolerance
- Groundcover
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Late Summer
- Summer
Propagation Type
- Vegetative
Interesting Notes
Chelone (rhymes with "baloney") was a nymph in Greek mythology who insulted the gods by ridiculing or not attending (versions vary) the marriage of Zeus to Hera. The gods punished her by turning her into a turtle.