‘Tiny Tortuga’ = dense mounding perennial, the shortest and compact cultivar of Chelone. .
This gorgeous, adaptable perennial grows in mounds that stay tightly closed and have a ground-covering habit. The clumps of shiny, dark green leaves are topped by dark pink turtle-shaped flowers in late summer and early fall.
Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Deer, rabbit and disease resistant nativar. Good cut flower.
Great for flower beds, as an edging plant, in rain gardens, moist to wet meadows, bigger containers, and along stream banks and woodland edges. This is a patented cultivar.
In more sunny spot with average to slightly moist soil can be combined with Aralia, Aquilegia, Anemone japonica hybrids, Amsonia, Baptisia, Coreopsis palustris, Echinacea purpurea (the species or cultivars very close to the species = with wide bigger leaves), Eupatorium (Joe Pye Weed), Hemerocallis (daylily), Hibiscus moscheutos hybrids, Iris (especially those that love some moisture like I. virginica, I. louisiana, I. sibirica etc), Juncus, Penstemon (calycosus/digitalis and hybrids), Persicaria, Phlox paniculata and hybrids, Polemonium, Physostegia, Rudbeckia fulgida, Rudbeckia laciniata, Stachys ‘Summer Crush’, Stachys ‘Humello’, Stachys ‘Summer Romance’, Tricyrtis, Vernonia.
With more shade on average to slightly moist soils can be combined with Aruncus, Brunnera or Hosta.
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Blooming Time: July/August to SeptemberSize: 18-24″ tall x 12-16″ wideUSDA Zones: 4 to 9Culture: half sun (full sun with consistent moisture; some shade during the day is useful), adaptable to most soils that stay moist, including heavier soil or clayMoisture Needs: medium-moist, moist or wetOrigin: the wild species of Chelone lyonii is native to southeastern and east coast states (see the USDA distribution map)Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yesAttracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yesAttracts Hummingbirds: yesPot Size: square 3.5″ x 4″ deep perennial pot
