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Georgia Indian plantain

Arnoglossum sulcatum

Georgia Indian plantain
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0

Arnoglossum sulcatum, the Georgia Indian plantain, is a tall, native southeastern US wildflower in the daisy family that grows up to about 140 cm. It prefers wet, shaded ground, so keep it moist and out of hot sun.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep soil consistently moist, never allowing it to dry out.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich, woodland-type soil.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters in its native southeastern US range; protect from extreme heat and drought.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. U.S.A.

About

Arnoglossum sulcatum, the Georgia Indian plantain, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the southeastern United States in the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.

Arnoglossum sulcatum is a large plant growing up to 140 cm (56 inches) tall. Flower heads are small but numerous, usually white or pale green, occasionally slightly purplish. The species grows in wet, shaded areas.

Other Arnoglossum plants

Bay County Indian plantain · Pale Indian plantain · Variableleaf Indian plantain · Florida cacalia · Ovateleaf cacalia · Groovestem Indian plantain · Great Indian plantain · Indian plantain

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arnoglossum sulcatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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