Flowers, very snake/turtle/toad -like. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2005-09-20.

Chelone obliqua. It's snake head in German, turtlehead in English, toadhead in Finnish, and turtle head in Swedish, and this photo shows why. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-09-11.

Flowers and leaf. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-09-11.

Flowering top. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2003-09-20.

Flowering tops. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2002-08-14.

Flowers. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2002-08-14.