General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 6 to 18 inches
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Edible Parts: Leaves
Flowers
Eating Methods: Tea
Raw
Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: Ca (Calcium)
Mg (Magnesium)
S (Sulfur)
Fe (Iron)
Mn (Manganese)
Si (Silicon)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Beetles
Flies
Bees
Wind

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Common names
  • Hoary Plantain

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Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England
Date: 2022-03-26
Plantago media
Location: Hohe Tauern - Austria
Date: 2018-07-27
Uploaded by robertduval14
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-08-04

photo credit: Andreas Eichler

photo credit: Andreas Eichler
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-08-12
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-06-29
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-08-12
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-08-03

Photo by Leo Michels

Photo by Leo Michels

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