Black Ace white turtlehead
Chelone glabra 'Black Ace'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Black Ace' white turtlehead (Chelone glabra 'Black Ace') is a perennial for borders, rain gardens, shade gardens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to wet soil. It grows 36 to 48 inches tall and has an erect habit. White flowers open from early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Swamp milkweed, New England aster, Ostrich fern, and Big bluestem.