Chelone glabra

Sizes available: #1 (Trade gallon)

Basics: zones 3-9, 36" x 24", full sun to light shade, white bloom in summer, nice dark green foliage, enjoys wet feet and prefers consistent moisture

Common names: White Turtlehead

Family: Plantaginaceae

Origin/Distribution: native to Maine

Habitat: moist, open woods, wet edges: pond, stream, swamp, bog, and so on

More: Attracts pollinators and is a host plant for various butterflies, spreads by rhizome, deer and rabbit resistant. A larval host for the Baltimore Checkerspot, Euphydryas phaeton

Nursery: Van Berkum

Image credit: R.A. Nonenmacher through Creative Commons