A tiny turtlehead with all the flower power of its taller brothers, this cultivar features uniquely shaped, hot pink blooms atop lustrous dark green leaves with a bronzy sheen. Flowers reminiscent of turtles’ mouths persist from mid-summer into fall, a favorite of butterflies but distasteful to deer. Its very compact habit is a great choice for mixed containers, or let it spread ever so slowly in the landscape along pond and stream edges, rain gardens or perennial borders. Full to part sun. Tiny Tortuga™ lives up to its name, and typically grows to only 18-24″ tall, much smaller than other turtlehead varieties.
Chelone obliqua ‘Tiny Tortuga™’
Description
A tiny turtlehead with all the flower power of its taller brothers, this cultivar features uniquely shaped, hot pink blooms atop lustrous dark green leaves with a bronzy sheen. Flowers reminiscent of turtles’ mouths persist from mid-summer into fall, a favorite of butterflies but distasteful to deer. Its very compact habit is a great choice for mixed containers, or let it spread ever so slowly in the landscape along pond and stream edges, rain gardens or perennial borders. Full to part sun. Tiny Tortuga™ lives up to its name, and typically grows to only 18-24″ tall, much smaller than other turtlehead varieties.
