Plantago major var. Rubrifolia - Purple Common Plantain - Seeds

Description

• Plantaginaceae Lamiales
• Europe, Asia
• H 0.15m x L 0.2m
•  Z5 
• Perennial
• 1 packet of 30 seeds

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Details

Common Plantain is a wild plant with broad leaves in rosette very frequent in France and Western Europe

Plantago major is a traditional medicinal plant in our western pharmacopoeia, and has many properties: Astringent, Softener, Depurative, Diuretic, Expectorant, Hemostat, Laxative, Ophthalmic, Refrigerant and Anthelmintic

Roman soldiers already used its haemostatic properties to stop their bleeding and promote healing of the wounds on their feet possibly caused by long marches, by adding leaves of Plantain in their shoes

Very young leaves taken from the central bud can be added raw to a salad to flavor with porcini aromas

The variety Rubrifolia has a particularly decorative foliage with deep purple hues, superimposed on soft greens or exclusive depending on sun exposure

A decorative form to be installed in the front of flower beds for its beautiful and permanent color touch

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Cultivation

Sow in godets in March-April and plant in place in May, exposure partial shade or full sun, any type of soil

A plant that even bears being trampled

Non invasive contrary to the wild species Plantago major and Plantago lanceolata

Cut the flowering stems when they grow in order to get a more beautiful foliage