Buck’s Horn plantain – potted plant
£4.99
Seeds and perennial leek bulbils are in stock. Our next re-stock of plants will be on Monday 27th October 2025
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SUPPLIED AS A PLANT IN 1L POT
Buck’s horn plantain is a useful and hardy self sowing salad leaf (biennial to perennial plant) which can provide welcome greens during autumn and winter.
Awaiting Re-stock
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Description
Buck’s horn plantain (Plantago coronopus, also know in Italy as ‘minutina’ or ‘erba stella’ is usually a biennial, sometimes perennial plant which is a useful self sower in the garden and provides welcome greens for autumn / winter salads. It is frost hardy and can be grown outside, or undercover for more tender leaves and will thrive in most soils. 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.