Tiny Tortuga Turtlehead

Tiny Tortuga Turtlehead

Chelone lyonii Tiny Tortuga ('Armtipp02')

This compact perennial bears pink flowers in summer.

  • Pink flowers are produced in summer, providing colour through the bloom season.
  • Compact clump, reaching 60 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.
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade, Shade
Soil Moisture
Moist, Wet, Average
Hardiness Zone
4 – 4
Mature Height (meters)
0.5 – 0.6
Mature Spread (meters)
0.3 – 0.4
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
Pink
Foliage Colour
Green
Bloom Time
Summer
Habit
Compact
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
✓
Landscape Uses
Border
Growing & Maintenance Tips
It colonizes slowly and will adapt well to moist or wet areas. Chelone will benefit from a midsummer pruning to promote a more compact plant and better branching habit.
Notes
Tortuga' is Spanish for turtle.

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