General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Leaves
Roots
Fruit
Eating Methods: Tea
Raw
Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: Ca (Calcium)
Mg (Magnesium)
S (Sulfur)
Fe (Iron)
Mn (Manganese)
Si (Silicon)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Self fertile
Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, covering with a very light layer of soil
Pollinators: Wind

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Common names
  • Plantain
  • Rat's Tails
  • Travellers Foot
  • Waybread
  • Cuckoo's Bread

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Date: 2011-06-19

Date: 2013-07-13

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