Plantain, Narrow-leaved (Plantago lanceolata) seeds, organic (not available to IN)
$3.95
Family: Plantain (Plantaginacea)
Hardy to Zones 5 to 9
(Narrow Leaved Plantain, Lance Leaved Plantain, English Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain, Ribwort Plantain)
Herbaceous or evergreen perennial. Native to Europe and introduced worldwide. Traditional usage (TWM): astringent, wound healing, ulcerations. The lance leaves make this plant a good grass cohabitor, and the plant is better at surviving and thriving in drought than the broad-leaved types. In other words, if your gardens tend to be wild, weedy and on the dry side, this narrow-leaved plantain may perform better for you! Sow seed on surface of cool soil and keep evenly moist until germination. Space plants 6 inches to 1 foot apart.
Packet contains 100 seeds
1 g contains ~550 seeds
5 g contains ~2,750 seeds
10 g contains ~5,500 seeds
Certified Organically Grown
This packet is not available to the state of Indiana.
Question
Laurel –
I live in a Mediterranean climate (Southern California) where Fall is a major planting time (especially for greens, roots and brassica crops). Can I plant narrowleaf plantain seeds in the Fall as well? Thanks!
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Richo Cech –
Hi Laurel, that’s a great climate, by the way, and almost any perennial will start well from seed in the fall in a climate like that. It is a standard approach, really. Plantains will do well that way. They germinate quickly in outdoor conditions and produce a rosette that overwinters and comes into full force the following spring. r
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Laurel –
Thank you, Richo. You definitely gave me a value-added answer. Not only do I know about plantain, but now I have the concept about all most perennials in my climate. Many thanks! Very valuable.
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Elice Mapunda –
I am living in Dar es Salaam Tanzania, it is a tropical country, would the seeds grow in such a climate? If yes can you supply two packets?
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Admin Richo Cech –
Hello Elice, Dar-es is well known to me. Plantain will grow almost anywhere it is introduced. It needs warm garden soil, not a cold winter. Salama sana kutoka mwananchi, nimekaa Pemba na ninahamia sana kurudi!
Richo
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Susan Pruitt –
In North Carolina, USA I have Lanceolata growing wild. It survives in the weedy lawn but fluorishes around the edges of my heavily mulched garden bed where I planted it to use as green mulch throughout the summer. It survives the chickens and partially overwinters depending on how much snow and sub freezing temps – but always comes back bigger and thicker each year. I love it for impromptu bug bites and wound care. Once I snipped a wedge in my fingertip. I chewed and applied a wad of plantain, held it tightly, and within 30 seconds it stopped the bleeding , pain, and with repeated applications, it started healing within a day and was like new in a week or so.
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