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Plantaginaceae
Narrow-leaf plantain
Plantago lanceolata
Also known as Arnoglossum lanceolatum var. ramosum, Plantago lanceolata var. lanuginosa, Plantago lanceolata subvar. eurhiza, Plantago nutans
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Plantain · Medicinal · Hardy · Weed · Herb · Self-Seeding · Naturalized · Edible · Healing
Narrow-leaf plantain is incredibly hardy and grows in poor soils with minimal water. This medicinal herb self-seeds readily and requires little to no maintenance. Often considered a beneficial weed in naturalized gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Light watering, allow soil surface to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 16 in
- Spacing
- 8 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, Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Ascension, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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