Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips' 8/2021 Turtlehead-
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips' 8/2021 Turtlehead- (Native) Turtlehead, Mature size: 2’, Pink turtle-head shaped flowers, USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8, Michigan Bloom Month 9a, In Garden Bed S2,1c for 4.3 YEARS (santa). Planted in 2017.
American native perennial that thrives in damp soils. Blooms in late summer to early fall and performs well in shade. Epithet honors John Lyon (1765-1814), American botanist, who was an early explorer of the southern Appalachians.
Rosy pink fall flowers (richer pink than the species), bronze green maturing to dark green foliage (deeper green than the species), and red stems. Planted in a damp area in 2017.
2020 note: Tiny Tortuga is an offspring of Hot Lips. I have them growing side by side. The only difference that is obvious to me is that Hot Lips leaves are a somewhat lighter shade of green. Both are close to 3 feet tall. Flowers are unusual.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Additional photos of this plant from 2017, 19, 20, 21:
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips' 8/2021 Turtlehead-
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips' 8/2021 Turtlehead- (Native) Turtlehead, Mature size: 2’, Pink turtle-head shaped flowers, USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8, Michigan Bloom Month 9a, In Garden Bed S2,1c for 4.3 YEARS (santa). Planted in 2017.
American native perennial that thrives in damp soils. Blooms in late summer to early fall and performs well in shade. Epithet honors John Lyon (1765-1814), American botanist, who was an early explorer of the southern Appalachians.
Rosy pink fall flowers (richer pink than the species), bronze green maturing to dark green foliage (deeper green than the species), and red stems. Planted in a damp area in 2017.
2020 note: Tiny Tortuga is an offspring of Hot Lips. I have them growing side by side. The only difference that is obvious to me is that Hot Lips leaves are a somewhat lighter shade of green. Both are close to 3 feet tall. Flowers are unusual.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Additional photos of this plant from 2017, 19, 20, 21: