Plantain Plant. Plantain herb growing requires very little effort as the plant grows across the country in USDA plant hardiness zones 3 through 9. Plantains are a hybrid of two species of banana Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana.
When harvested young and tender the leaves are good eaten raw in salads used in much the same way as spinach. Its scientific name is Plantago Major and it likely grows in your yard. The plant is native to most of Europe and northern and central Asia but has widely naturalised elsewhere in the world.
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Plant seeds directly in the garden in spring or start them indoors a few weeks ahead of time. The leaves are very high in calcium and vitamins A C and K. Plantains are distinguished from bananas by their fruit which although morphologically very similar to bananas are actually longer firmer and possess a higher starch content and thicker skin than their sweeter relative. This perennial plant produces greenish.
