Chelone obliqua
Red Turtlehead
Chelone are herbaceous clump-forming perennials that have undivided, paired leaves and from late Summer to early Autumn short spires of 2-lipped, tubular flowers.'Red Turtlehead' has spires of dusky-pink flowers
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Rich and free draining
Common name
Red Turtlehead
Latin name
Chelone obliqua
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Plantaginaceae
ph
5.0 - 6.8 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Rich and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.50 M
0.60 M
Chelone obliqua
Chelone are herbaceous clump-forming perennials that have undivided, paired leaves and from late Summer to early Autumn short spires of 2-lipped, tubular flowers.'Red Turtlehead' has spires of dusky-pink flowers
Flowering
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
The flowers of Chelone appear in late Summer to early Autumn
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Plant in Spring in a shady or part-shady spot with moist, rich, slightly acid soil
Propagating by division
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Using a fork dig up plant, trying to keep the root ball as complete as possible. Split the root ball at the centre with a sharp knife or a spade, or by placing two garden forks back-to-back into the middle of the root ball, and pushing the fork handles apart.to lever the root ball apart. Replant the new clumps to the same depth as the original, and water well. Keep well watered until established.
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