Rain Garden Plants: White Turtlehead

Host for Baltimore checkerspot butterfly. Leaves are toothed. Erect stems are topped by clusters of white flowers
resembling the shape of a turtle head.

Height: 24 to 36 inches
Bloom color: White
Bloom time: August to October
Hardiness zone: 4 to 8
Salt tolerance: Not tolerant
Spreading habit: Slowly spreads by rhizomes

Site Conditions

Sun: Partial shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained soil
Hydrologic zone: Wet/moist; inundation tolerant

Sources

Jull, Laura G. “Winter Salt Injury and Salt-Tolerant Landscape Plants." Madison: University of Wisconsin-Extension, 2009.

Missouri Botanical Garden. “Plant Finder."

Prepared by Jessica Chou, Jodi Sulpizio, and Constance Schmotzer.