White turtlehead (Chelone glabra) Plants

In late-summer, patches of dark green foliage are topped with creamy white 1 inch long flowers that look like a turtle’s head. Bumble bees squeeze their head into the “lips” to sip nectar and pollinate the flowers. Hummingbirds also visit its flowers. It is a host plant for several kinds of butterflies. Requires moist to wet soil, a great late summer addition to a native landscape. Creeps slowly from the roots to make patches.