There is nothing more delightful than watching as a bumblebee works it’s way inside a turtlehead flower. Can manage heavy-wet soils. Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Works well in a woodland setting and moist sites along bogs, ponds or streams. Resistant to deer.
“This species occasionally escapes from cultivation in New England.” - Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Sun to part shade
Medium to medium-wet soils
Height: up to 4’
Blooms August to October
Herbaceous perennial
There is nothing more delightful than watching as a bumblebee works it’s way inside a turtlehead flower. Can manage heavy-wet soils. Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Works well in a woodland setting and moist sites along bogs, ponds or streams. Resistant to deer.
“This species occasionally escapes from cultivation in New England.” - Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Sun to part shade
Medium to medium-wet soils
Height: up to 4’
Blooms August to October
Herbaceous perennial
