Hot Lips Turtlehead 1 Live Plant – Chelone lyonii ‘Hot Lips’ – 1 Gallon Pot

Hot Lips Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii ‘Hot Lips’) is a herbaceous perennial admired for its vivid pink, turtlehead-shaped flowers and attractive foliage. Its distinctive blossoms resemble the head of a turtle, giving this North American flowering plant its common name. The foliage emerges with a bronze tint in spring before developing a lustrous, deep green color as the season progresses.

During late summer and into early fall, clusters of bright pink flowers appear at the tips of upright stems. These blooms provide a valuable late-season nectar source for visiting butterflies and hummingbirds. Hot Lips Turtlehead is particularly attractive in pollinator gardens, moist perennial borders, woodland edges, and naturalistic landscapes.

Supplied as one live Hot Lips Turtlehead in a 1 gallon nursery pot, this perennial prefers consistently moist, organically rich soil and generally grows well in full sun to partial shade. Its upright, clump-forming habit adds seasonal color and structure to garden beds. As a herbaceous perennial, its aboveground growth naturally dies back during winter dormancy and returns in spring.

Plant Quantity: 1 Live Plant

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Shipping Height: Not specified

Nursery Grade: G1

Supplier Code: AB

Common Name: Hot Lips Turtlehead

Scientific Name: Chelone lyonii ‘Hot Lips’

Plant Form: Live Potted Herbaceous Perennial

Flower Color: Hot pink to rosy pink

Foliage Color: Deep green

New Growth Color: Bronze-tinted

Bloom Season: Late summer to early fall

Growth Habit: Upright, clump-forming

Primary Ornamental Features: Pink turtlehead-shaped flowers and bronze-tinted emerging foliage

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Common Name: Hot Lips Turtlehead

• Scientific Name: Chelone lyonii ‘Hot Lips’

• Plant Quantity: 1 live plant

• Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

• Shipping Height: Not specified

• Nursery Grade: G1

• Supplier Code: AB

• Plant Type: Herbaceous flowering perennial

• Plant Family: Plantaginaceae

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Flower Color: Hot pink to rosy pink

• Flower Shape: Turtlehead-shaped

• Bloom Season: Late summer to early fall

• Foliage Color: Deep, lustrous green

• New Growth Color: Bronze-tinted

• Growth Habit: Upright, clump-forming

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 3–8

• Soil Preference: Moist, organically rich soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate to high; consistent moisture preferred

• Pollinator Interest: Butterflies and hummingbirds

• Landscape Uses: Pollinator gardens, moist borders, woodland edges, rain gardens

• Container Suitable: Yes, with consistent moisture and adequate drainage

• Seasonal Appearance: Herbaceous perennial; may ship dormant without visible foliage

• Primary Ornamental Features: Pink flowers and bronze-tinted spring foliage

One live Hot Lips Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii ‘Hot Lips’), natural herbaceous stems, seasonal foliage, root system, growing medium, and 1 gallon nursery pot.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier.

Nursery Grade: G1

Supplier Code: AB

Plant Condition: Live potted herbaceous perennial; seasonal dieback and dormancy are normal.