PLANTAGO MAJOR “PURPUREA”, RED-LEAVED PLANTAIN

(HARDY PERENNIAL)

A deep purple-red form of well known great plantain. Large shiny leaves create an impressive and elegant, tropical-looking rosette. The flowers are insignificant. This plant has amazingly good ornamental value and moreover it is practically a grow-anywhere plant (although foliage colour is best in full sun). Ideal for edging, front of border, in rockeries or containers. Extremaly easy, hardy and showy. Used in medicine and in kitchen. Loved by honey-bees.

• Height: 30 cm;

• Flowers: May-July- grown mostly as ornamental foliage plant;

• Sow: any time indoors or autumn/ spring outdoors; do not cover the seeds completely-just press them into soil; germination 14-30 days at 10- 15 C;

• Aftercare: full sun and any garden soil; water well in dry periods; hardy to -40 C;

• Packet contains: 30 seeds;

         Buy as many seeds as you like and pay only one charge for shipping and postage.