chelone lyonii 'hot lips' (pink turtlehead)* Size:1 gallon

chelone lyonii 'hot lips' (pink turtlehead)* Size:1 gallonrose pink, turtlehead shaped flowers appear on reddish stems oblong leaves emerge a glossy, bronze maturing to dark green bloom time: september to october zone 3 height 60 75cm spread 60 80c colour pink grows best in a moist to wet, rich, humus soil in partial shade pinching back the stems in early summer will help reduce the overall height and increase branching, producing more flowers in late summer full sun, partial sun shade attracts butterflies

also called doll's eyes

AKA tradescantia x 'blue and gold'

deepy lobed green

taller cultivars may grow leggy and require staking if grown in dense shade

lance-shaped

seed capsules should be removed to promote next year's flower

three-petals form triangular-shaped blooms with hairy stamens

swamps or in wet

spread 100-150cm

turtlehead-shaped flowers appear on reddish stems

open woods

bluish-green