The Turtlehead is a native, perennial Wisconsin wildflower. It grows two to three feet tall. It bears tight terminal, spike clusters of white, sometimes lavender, tubular flowers resembling turtle heads. The flowers are two to three inches tall. The leaves are lance-shaped, 1/2 to 1-inch wide and three to six inches long, arranged opposite each other along the stem. It grows best in brushy marshes, along stream banks, in wet ditches, in low meadows and in woodlands. It will grow in sun and shade in light, rich, wet to moist soil. (SF)