Plantain Seed - English Plantain Herb Seeds

Plantain Seeds - English

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English Plantain (Plantago Lanceolata) - English Plantain is a perennial herb that has been used since ancient times as a medicinal herb. It grows easily from Plantain seeds and is also referred to as Ribwort Plantain. The leaves are lance-shaped and ribbed.

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ABOUT
PLANTING DIRECTIONS
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Flower Specifications

SEASON

Perennial

USDA ZONES

4 - 8

HEIGHT

18 - 24 inches

BLOOM SEASON

Mid spring to late fall

BLOOM COLOR

Brown

ENVIRONMENT

Full sun to partial shade

SOIL TYPE

Mesic to dry soil that is somewhat heavy and contains clay

English Plantain (Plantago Lanceolata) - English Plantain is a perennial herb that has been used since ancient times as a medicinal herb. It grows easily from Plantain seeds and is also referred to as Ribwort Plantain. The leaves are lance-shaped and ribbed. The flowers are a dense brown spike that are rather inconspicuous. The English Plantain plant was a common forage for sheep and was often planted in pastures. It grows where little else will.

Throughout history, English Plantain herb was used as a medicinal herb. The leaf juice was used to cleanse and heal wounds, to treat high fevers, and to help lung congestion. In modern day it is used for inflammation of the throat and for skin inflammations. It is rich in vitamin B1 and riboflavin. As a culinary herb, the Ribwort Plantain plant is eaten raw in salads or cooked as a pot herb.

How To Grow English Plantains: Plant English Plantain seeds directly outside after danger of frost has passed. Grow the herb seeds in a sunny location or in partial shade. The foliage grows larger when given some shade. It is a very hardy plant that withstands mowing and foot traffic.

Traditional Herb

Modern medicine knows that English Plantain is rich in vitamins, but it has long been used as a soothing treatment for various esophageal irritations.

Traditional Herb

Resilient Herb

How To Grow

It is not necessary to start English Plantain indoors. Sow these seeds directly outdoors after all danger of frost has passed. Sow seeds into a prepared seedbed and cover with 1/16 inch of soil. Once planted, keep the seeds moist until germination. Under proper conditions, they will germinate in 21-28 days. English Plantain will produce larger foliage when provided some shade. However, this plant grows fine in both full sun and partial shade. It is very hardy and will withstand mowing and foot traffic.

  • Environment: full sun to partial shade
  • Soil: mesic to dry
  • Plant spacing: 9-12 inches
Resilient Herb

Plant Information

English Plantain is a hardy perennial herb that grows in USDA zones 4 through 8. This plant is not particularly effective at attracting pollinators, although songbirds frequent these plants once their flowers have gone to seed.

  • Bloom color: brown
  • Bloom season: mid spring to late fall
  • Height: 18-24 inches

Planting Directions

TEMPERATURE

Sow at 68F, if no germ. in 3 - 4 weeks, move to 24 - 39F for 2 - 4 weeks

AVERAGE GERM TIME

21 - 28 days

LIGHT REQUIRED

Yes

DEPTH

1/16 inch

SOWING RATE

4 - 5 seeds per plant

MOISTURE

Keeps seeds moist until germination

PLANT SPACING

9 - 12 inches

ABOUT
PLANTING DIRECTIONS
VIDEOS

Flower Specifications

SEASON

Perennial

USDA ZONES

3 - 9

HEIGHT

12 inches

BLOOM SEASON

Early summer to early fall

BLOOM COLOR

Green

ENVIRONMENT

Full sun to partial shade

SOIL TYPE

Average soils, pH tolerant 6.6 - 9.0

Common Plantain (Plantago Major) - The flowers of Common Plantain are shaped like small green cabbage heads. Plants grow 12 inches tall when in full bloom and are easily grown from herb seeds. The foliage is low growing and green. The name 'Rosularis' means rose-like referring to the look of the flower heads which are shaped like double roses. Common Plantain will self-seed readily by dropping its seeds and forming new Plantain herbs the following spring. Other names for this herb are Greater Plantain and Rat Tail Plantain.

The young, tender leaves of the Common Plantain plant are edible, and can be used as a salad green of cooked and eaten like spinach. The taste is that of very bitter salad greens with a lingering aftertaste not unlike spinach. Plantain herb plants had historical medicinal use as a wound healer and snakebite remedy, and today the Plantain herbs have been found to have scientific merit. The Common Plantain plant is also enjoyed by butterfly larvae and if allowed to seed, birds eat the dried seeds.

How To Grow Common Plantains: In a prepared seedbed, sow the Plantain seeds directly outside in the early spring. Lightly cover the herb seeds with soil and keep moist.

Traditional Herb

Modern medicine knows that English Plantain is rich in vitamins, but it has long been used as a soothing treatment for various esophageal irritations.

Traditional Herb

Resilient Herb

How To Grow

It is not necessary to start English Plantain indoors. Sow these seeds directly outdoors after all danger of frost has passed. Sow seeds into a prepared seedbed and cover with 1/16 inch of soil. Once planted, keep the seeds moist until germination. Under proper conditions, they will germinate in 21-28 days. English Plantain will produce larger foliage when provided some shade. However, this plant grows fine in both full sun and partial shade. It is very hardy and will withstand mowing and foot traffic.

  • Environment: full sun to partial shade
  • Soil: mesic to dry
  • Plant spacing: 9-12 inches
Resilient Herb

Plant Information

English Plantain is a hardy perennial herb that grows in USDA zones 4 through 8. This plant is not particularly effective at attracting pollinators, although songbirds frequent these plants once their flowers have gone to seed.

  • Bloom color: brown
  • Bloom season: mid spring to late fall
  • Height: 18-24 inches

Planting Directions

TEMPERATURE

Sow at 68F, if no germ. in 3 - 4 weeks, move to 24 - 39F for 2 - 4 weeks

AVERAGE GERM TIME

21 - 28 days

LIGHT REQUIRED

Yes

DEPTH

1/16 inch deep

SOWING RATE

3 seeds per plant

MOISTURE

Keep seeds moist until germination

PLANT SPACING

15 - 18 inches

CARE & MAINTENANCE

Plantain

ABOUT
PLANTING DIRECTIONS
VIDEOS

Flower Specifications

SEASON

Perennial

USDA ZONES

3 - 9

HEIGHT

10 inches

BLOOM SEASON

May - July

BLOOM COLOR

White

ENVIRONMENT

Full sun to partial shade

SOIL TYPE

Average soils, pH 6 - 7.5

Variegated Plantain (Plantago Major Variegata) - The cream and green marbled leaves form a basal rosette of oval leaves. Small green flowers on narrow spike in June - July. Self-seeds easily, remove flowers in self-seeding is not desired. This mound of variegated plantain leaves is great just to marvel at; however, variegated plantain leaves also work well for bee-stings! Plant this interesting novelty for a walkway or pathway planting in sun to open part shade.

Traditional Herb

Modern medicine knows that English Plantain is rich in vitamins, but it has long been used as a soothing treatment for various esophageal irritations.

Traditional Herb

Resilient Herb

How To Grow

It is not necessary to start English Plantain indoors. Sow these seeds directly outdoors after all danger of frost has passed. Sow seeds into a prepared seedbed and cover with 1/16 inch of soil. Once planted, keep the seeds moist until germination. Under proper conditions, they will germinate in 21-28 days. English Plantain will produce larger foliage when provided some shade. However, this plant grows fine in both full sun and partial shade. It is very hardy and will withstand mowing and foot traffic.

  • Environment: full sun to partial shade
  • Soil: mesic to dry
  • Plant spacing: 9-12 inches
Resilient Herb

Plant Information

English Plantain is a hardy perennial herb that grows in USDA zones 4 through 8. This plant is not particularly effective at attracting pollinators, although songbirds frequent these plants once their flowers have gone to seed.

  • Bloom color: brown
  • Bloom season: mid spring to late fall
  • Height: 18-24 inches

Planting Directions

TEMPERATURE

Sow at 68F, if no germ. in 3 - 4 weeks, move to 24 - 39F for 2 - 4 weeks

AVERAGE GERM TIME

21 - 28 days

LIGHT REQUIRED

Yes

DEPTH

1/16 inch

SOWING RATE

2 seeds per plant

MOISTURE

Keep seeds moist until germination

PLANT SPACING

6 inches

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