showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
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turtlehead::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chelone glabra, shell-flower, shellflower, snake-head, snakehead |
| Type of | bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant |
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Turtlehead was not planted at first in the Fermilab prairie restoration.
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White-and-pink oak leaf hydrangea with turtlehead, a perennial that flowers pink in the late summer.
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White turtlehead can grow 4 to 5 feet tall, producing white to blush pink flowers and performs best with a little shade.
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On the other hand, pink turtlehead generally grows 3 to 4 feet tall and produces bright pink flowers, tolerating considerable sun.
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The hallmark of an ecosystem favored by the Baltimore checkerspot is the turtlehead plant, named for the shape of its leaves.
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While many turtlehead species prefer moist soils, Appalachian turtlehead actually performs nicely in drier soils as long as it receives afternoon shade.
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This is a two-hour walk through the gardens looking at blue lobelia, wild ageratrum, turtlehead, black-eyed Susan and other fall favorites.
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Females lay eggs on the turtlehead plants in the summer because it is only that plant the caterpillars feed upon when they hatch from the eggs.
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When they hatched as caterpillars less than an eighth-inch long, they had lots of fresh turtlehead leaves at the lab to feed on, brought in from a staffer's garden.
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- Shellflower: showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
- Chelone is a genus of four species of perennial herbaceous plants native to eastern North America. They all have similarly shaped flowers (which lead to the name turtlehead due to their resemblance to the head of a turtle), which vary in color from white to red, purple or pink. C. ...
- A Klingon. (see: Ridgehead) [Derogatory]
- This is a sad,biological event that inevitably happens when you are a substantial distance from the nearest restroom. At the end of a long jetty is the last place you want to be wrestling the turtle!
