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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 1-12 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Salad greens
Cooked greens
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: Ca (Calcium)
Mg (Magnesium)
S (Sulfur)
Fe (Iron)
Mn (Manganese)
Si (Silicon)
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Depth to plant seed: 1/8 inch
Other info: No stratification needed.
Pollinators: Wind
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Buck's-Horn Plantain
  • Erba Stella
  • Minutina
  • Buckhorn Plantain

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Date: 2023-06-05
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Date: March 2007
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Date: 2023-04-12

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