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White Turtlehead

White Turtlehead is listed botanically as Chelone glabra. It may also be listed as Turtlehead, snakehead, smooth balmony, turtlehead. The current taxonomy reference places it in the genus Chelone and in the family Plantaginaceae. Its source-backed growth habit is listed as forb/herb. PlotPal currently carries White Turtlehead as an outdoor growing and flower reference. Recorded garden roles include native, pollinator, host plant, rain garden. Use this guide as practical growing context, then adjust decisions to the actual weather, soil, container or bed, variety, and conditions in your garden.