Chelone obliqua 'Ieniemienie'
Chelone 'Ieniemienie' is a dwarf turtlehead with pink flowers in summer and a bit of a crazy name. Sound it out. Is that how we spell that?
Description:
Chelone 'Ieniemienie' is a very short variety of turtlehead growing to only 10 inches which means you could even use it as a groundcover! Mid pink flowers will top the short stems from early summer to fall. Easy to grow. Performs best in evenly moist conditions with fertile loamy soil and abundant organic matter.
Common Name: Rose Turtlehead
Family: Scrophulariaceae (The Figwort Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Part Sun, Part Shade, Full Sun
Height: 8-12"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Late Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Wet
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Wet to moist floodplain forests, swamps, soggy meadows and thickets, and partially shaded seeps and springs
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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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