Native turtlehead plants that grow in damp places in Westborough bring us fall blossoms, old-fashioned fun, and a summer butterfly. In early September, turtlehead ( Chelone glabra)blossoms open on ...

The colors of the late summer garden are mostly brilliant purples, reds, oranges and yellows. Turtlehead is an easy-to-grow perennial plant native to our area whose late summer flowers provide a ...

As many gardeners know there has been a recent trend to use plants that are native to your region in your landscape. As many gardeners know there has been a recent trend to use plants that are native ...

Among the blooming perennials of late summer is one that guards its secrets closely. The lockbox blossoms of white turtlehead (Chelone glabra), a native plant in the plantain family, are an ideal ...

Finally, it flowered. Chelone is a slow one, slow like a turtle, taking its time to flower, an almost fall flowering perennial. The name comes from the Greek word for turtle because the flowers are ...

After waiting for a warm, summery day, biologist Doug Taron and a handful of colleagues fanned out through a thousand acres of restored prairie this month, stroking plants with delicate paintbrushes ...

Tramping through 100 yards of tall grass on a recent humid, sticky afternoon, Susan Muller could see her triumph clearly. There, perched on a green thistle, was a beautiful Baltimore checkerspot ...

Q: I have a question about a perennial in our garden. Can you identify the plant in the attached photos, taken just a few weeks ago? – R.S., Indianapolis Turtlehead prefers moist conditions, part ...

Turtlehead is a U.S. native perennial that blooms in late summer to early fall and performs well in shade. Tiny Tortuga is a dwarf version, with dark green leaves and deep pink blooms on short 16-inch ...

Sing a chorus of “New York, New York” for the wood frogs of Cunningham Park, Queens. Especially the part about if they can make it here, they’ll make it anywhere. All indications are that the reddish ...