What it is
Plantain (Broadleaf) (Plantago major) is in the Plantaginaceae family. The 'bandage plant' — a lawn weed whose crushed leaf soothes bites and stings, and whose young leaves are edible.
How to grow it
It wants full sun to part shade, water it any, and give it compacted, poor ok soil. Target a soil pH around Adaptable. Expect roughly Year-round. Perennial weed.
How it's used
Plantain (Broadleaf) is used: young leaves cooked; poultice.
🔎 How to identify it
- Broad oval leaves with parallel veins
- Leafless flower spike
- Basal rosette, hugs the ground
Edibility
PartsLeaves and seed
UsesYoung leaves cooked; poultice
CautionOlder leaves get stringy.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.