Plantago coronopus
Minutina
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Minutina (Plantago coronopus) - Description
Plantago coronopus (minutina, erba stella, buck's horn plantain) is a species of Plantago sometimes grown as a leaf vegetable, mostly incorporated in salad mixes for specialty markets. Recently it has become popular as a frost-hardy winter crop for farmers in northern climates, and is usually grown in unheated hightunnels. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa but it can be found elsewhere, including the United States, Australia, and New Zealand as an introduced species.
Minutina (Plantago coronopus) - Growth
Does best in full sun.
Minutina (Plantago coronopus) - Planting
Sow seeds in containers in a cold frame in the fall. Divide plants in spring.
Minutina (Plantago coronopus) - Interesting facts
The general common name for members of the genus Plantago is Plantain; however, it has very little in common with the plantain banana.
Minutina (Plantago coronopus) - Soil and irrigation
In containers, plant in four parts peat to one part sand. Outdoors, plant in neutral to slightly acidic soil that is very well drained. Water regularly during the growing season.
