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Plantaginaceae
Buck's-horn plantain
Plantago coronopus
Also known as Plantago coronopus, Staghorn plantain, Buckshorn plantain, Plantago coronopus f. villosissima
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Plantain · Coastal Plant · Edible Weed · Rock Garden · Wildflower · Mediterranean · Low Maintenance · Drought Tolerant · Perennial · Plantaginaceae
Buck's-horn plantain is a tough, low-growing perennial that thrives in poor, sandy, or coastal soils with full sun to partial shade. It requires minimal watering and care, making it ideal for rock gardens, coastal landscapes, or wildflower meadows. The young leaves are also edible and have a mild, slightly bitter flavor used in salads across Mediterranean cuisine.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; plant is tolerant of dry conditions once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Brazil South, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., Egypt
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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