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Heller's plantain

Plantago helleri

Also called Cedar Plantian

Heller's plantain is a small annual wildflower of the plantain family, native to the southwestern US and northeastern Mexico, and it is not commonly grown as an ornamental. It grows in dry, open ground and suits a sunny, well-drained spot in warm regions.

Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry between waterings, as it is adapted to dry native habitats.
Soil
Sandy or gritty, well-drained soil.
Temperature
18–35 °C; frost-tender, protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
SC. U.S.A. to NE. Mexico
Climate
subtropical

About

Plantago helleri, the cedar plantain or Heller's plantain, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to New Mexico, Texas, and northeastern Mexico. It is an annual reaching 30 cm (1 ft).

Other Plantago plants

Glandular Plantain · Plantago albicans · Alpine Plantain · Plantago altissima · Plantain · Largebracted plantain · Chinese Plantain · Plantago aucklandica · Plantago bellardi · Plantago brownii · Heartleaf plantain · Plantago cornuti

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plantago helleri 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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