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Type: Forb
Area: Woodland
Height: 2 – 3′
Bloom Months: July, August, September
Color: Pink, Purple
Sun: Full, Part
Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet
Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand
Host: Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)
Attracts/Benefits: Bumblebees; Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. Deer resistant due to bitter taste.
Photo credit: Morton Arboretum and Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS, 1995, Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species.
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Description from Illinois Wildflowers: Pink Turtlehead is the only native Chelone sp. (Turtlehead) in Illinois with pink to deep rosy pink flowers. It is an attractive plant with turtlehead-shaped flowers.
Click here for more information: https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/pink_turtlehead.htm
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