Hot Lips Turtlehead is a stiffly erect native herbaceous perennial with red stems and coarsely toothed lace-shaped foliage that emerges bronze and matures to dark green. The hooded rose pink two lipped flowers bloom on tight spike-like terminals from late summer into fall. Flowers best in part shade and moist to wet rich well-drained soils. Tolerates drought and heavy shade.
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Type:
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Perennial
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Origins:
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Southern Appalachian Mountains
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Height:
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2' - 4'
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Spread:
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1.5’ - 2.5'
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Spacing:
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2'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Pink
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Season of Interest:
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Summer, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Some susceptibility to mildew if soils too dry or lack air circulation. May need staking if grown in too deep of shade.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Cardinal Flower, Marsh Marigold, Blue Flag
IMAGES: Photoset by Jim, the Photographer, Chelone Hot Lips (Chelone lyonii), (2) Backyard Flower - Chelone "Hot Lips" Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii), (2) Photo by F. D. Richards, Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips', 2017
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
