Pink Turtlehead

Chelone lyonii Pursh - Figwort family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, Purple

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Pink Turtlehead: Euphydryas phaeton

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.