General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Other: Green to red
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Other
Flower Color: Brown
Green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Raw
Dynamic Accumulator: Ca (Calcium)
Mg (Magnesium)
S (Sulfur)
Fe (Iron)
Mn (Manganese)
Si (Silicon)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: 65ºF-70ºF
Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, barely covering with light layer of soil

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Common names
  • Tall Coastal Plantain

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Location: At Filoli gardens - Woodside, CA
Date: 2013-07-06
Plantago subnuda

Date: 2010-05-23
Photo: Robert Steers/NPS
Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Dec 19, 2013 8:43 AM concerning plant:
    This plant is native to western North America from the west coast of the United States to west-central Mexico, where it grows in wet and moist habitat types, often in coastal areas, such as marshland. (Wikipedia)

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