Not the plant you're looking for? Search over 300,000 plants
Chelone lyonii
Lyon's shell flower
Other common names
pink turtleheadSynonyms
Buy this plant
Botanical details
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Chelone
- Genus description
Chelone are herbaceous perennials with undivided, paired leaves and short terminal spikes of showy, 2-lipped, tubular flowers opening from late summer to early autumn
- Name status
Correct
Get involved
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.