Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain
Plantago lanceolata forms a rosette of leathery lanceate leaves up to 30cm long (usually shorter), and a brown flowerhead with many tiny cream flowers on the top, on a long stem. High in tannin, and so makes an excellent field plaster. Children wrap the stem around the flowerhead and 'ping' it at friends. It is a widespread grassland and arable wild plant, or weed, in Britain. It is related to the shorter 'greater plantain'. It is attractive to wildlife.
Contributed by @jackydp
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Ribwort Plantain
Latin name
Plantago lanceolata
type
Perennial weed
family
Plantaginaceae
ph
6.0 - 9.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.20 M
0.50 M
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago lanceolata forms a rosette of leathery lanceate leaves up to 30cm long (usually shorter), and a brown flowerhead with many tiny cream flowers on the top, on a long stem. High in tannin, and so makes an excellent field plaster. Children wrap the stem around the flowerhead and 'ping' it at friends. It is a widespread grassland and arable wild plant, or weed, in Britain. It is related to the shorter 'greater plantain'. It is attractive to wildlife.
Flowering
From Mid Spring TO Early Autumn
The flowers appear from mid Spring to late Summer, with seeds ripening from late Spring to early Autumn
Planting
From Early Summer TO Early Summer
When seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out into individual pots and plant them out in early Summer into free-draining soil..
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Sow seed in Spring in a cold frame or outdoors in situ in mid to late Spring
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