Chelone glabra Black Ace Pyrrosia where we found it growing

where we found it growing atop very dry rocky banks with liatris and vernonia

The tubers eventually rise to the soil surface and must be reset deeper every couple of years to ensure winter survival

the old stalks can be cut to the ground or simply wait until the stalks break off naturally

upright foliage

makes a medium sized clump to 3' wide

Chelone glabra Black Ace Pyrrosia where we found it growingChelone glabra 'Black Ace' is a 2001 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of an amazing native perennial (Canada south to central Alabama) that we picked up and subsequently named from NC plantsman, Dr. Craig Moretz. This amazing selection of our native white turtlehead has very dark foliage with an amazing black cast when it emerges in spring. Growing rapidly in moist soils, it gently spreads, and quickly reaches a mature height of 6'. In hot summer