Chelone obliqua

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Chelone obliqua
Red Turtlehead; Shellflower

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DERIVATION

Chelone	- New Latin, from the Greek chelone a tortoise, from a fancied resemblance between a tortoise's head and the shape of the flower
obliqua	- positionally slanted or diagonal

FAMILY

Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) Other Plants in the Plantain Family

HABIT

Herbaceous

GROWTH FORM

Clump-forming

RANGE

E & C United States

LEAF TYPE

Deciduous

FLOWERS

Purple

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 3 (Coldest zone where hardy)

SOIL

Moist

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun | Partial shade

COMMON NAME(S)

Red Turtlehead | Shellflower

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1	011977*1	2001	Lainie's Cutting Garden
2	031955*1	2003	Victorian Secret Garden

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