Hot Lips Pink Turtlehead

Hot Lips Pink Turtlehead

Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'

This upright perennial bears pink flowers in fall.

  • Pink flowers are produced in fall, providing colour through the bloom season.
  • Upright clump, reaching 75 cm at maturity; divide every three to four years to maintain vigour.
  • Best in full sun to partial shade to full shade with moist, average, wet soil.
Size
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade, Shade
Soil Moisture
Moist, Average, Wet
Hardiness Zone
3 – 3
Mature Height (meters)
0.6 – 0.75
Mature Spread (meters)
0.6 – 0.8
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
Pink
Foliage Colour
Green
Bloom Time
Fall
Habit
Upright
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
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Landscape Uses
Border, Rain garden, Accent, Mass planting
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Grows best in a moist to wet, rich, humus soil in partial shade. Pinching back the stems in early summer will help reduce the overall height and increase branching, producing more flowers in late summer.
Notes
Also referred to as Appalachian Turtlehead, Lyon's Turtlehead, Shellflower, Turtlehead.

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