Buck's Horn Plantain / Minutina (Plantago coronopus) organic seeds
- This plant is also called starweed. It's originally a wild plant and used in leaf lettuce mixtures.
- Contents: Approx. 1500 seeds
- Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly
Regular price:
€3.19
Product number: PLA01-BIO GTIN: 4251420515964
Description
Buck's Horn Plantain is a low-growing herb that occurs wildly in European coastal regions and in the interior preferably on nutrient-rich meadows but prospers on nearly all kinds of soil. With its feathered leaves, the low saltwort is beautiful to look at and grows as a hardwearing ground-cover plant on lawns and in pavement joints.
In Italy, Buck's Horn Plantain is an important ingredient for Tuscan salads. It can be eaten raw as well as cooked and has a fine, slightly bitter taste. Sometimes, salsola soda is also called Minutina. In Italy, this variety is sold as "barba dei frati" or "erba stella" on weekly markets more often.
In Italy, Buck's Horn Plantain is an important ingredient for Tuscan salads. It can be eaten raw as well as cooked and has a fine, slightly bitter taste. Sometimes, salsola soda is also called Minutina. In Italy, this variety is sold as "barba dei frati" or "erba stella" on weekly markets more often.
Plant profile
| Use | Edible plant, Vegetable, Winter vegetables |
|---|---|
| Lifecycle | Annual, Perennial |
| Species | Plantaginaceae |
| Eventual height | 5-50 cm |
| Flower colour | White |
| Flowering months | August, July, June, September |
| Main harvest | All year round |
| Root system | Taproot |
Growing instructions
| When to sow outdoors | April, August, July, June, March, May, October, September |
|---|---|
| Sowing depth | 0.5 cm |
| Germination temperature | 18-24° C |
| Germination time | 1-2 weeks |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Planting distance | 30 cm |
| Row spacing | 30 cm |
Sowing and care
Annual to perennial plant. Loves lots of sun. The lushly growing plants need a distance of approx. 30cm. Sowing: Preculture. Germinates at approx. 20°C. The seeds are covered with a layer of soil 1-2 times as thick as the seeds. In the first weeks, prevent waterlogging. Plant strong plantlets outdoors. Slightly salty soils benefit growth.
When the aerial plant parts are cut slightly over the heart of the plant and the rosette is covered rain-protected, the root can hibernate in the soil and sprouts again the next year.
When the aerial plant parts are cut slightly over the heart of the plant and the rosette is covered rain-protected, the root can hibernate in the soil and sprouts again the next year.
Other names
Botanical name: Plantago coronopus, Arnoglossum subulatum, Asterogeum laciniatum, Coronopus vulgaris
Italian: Minutina, Erba Stella, Barba dei frati
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