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Plantaginaceae
Hare-foot plantain
Plantago lagopus
Also known as Hare's foot plantain, Woolly plantain, Plantago lagopus, Plantago lagopus var. melanocephala
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Plantain · Wildflower · Medicinal · Woolly-Spikes · Low-Growing · Mediterranean · Herb · Perennial · Pollinator · Ground-Cover
Hare-foot plantain is a charming low-growing perennial with distinctive woolly, cylindrical flower spikes that resemble a hare's foot. It thrives in well-drained soils in partial shade to full sun and is quite easy to maintain once established. Like other plantains, it has a long history of medicinal use and makes an interesting addition to wildflower or herb gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing the soil surface to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 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
- Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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