Bionana Organic Buck's-Horn Plantain

Buck's-horn plantain forms numerous leaves that are both tender and crunchy when young and have a subtle salty and nutty taste. They are ideal for use in delicious salads, while older leaves can be infused as tea and blanched as a vegetable side dish. In addition to the leaves, the young inflorescences are also edible before flowering. As a coastal plant, it is robust and frost hardy.

Our tips:

• Requires a sunny, humus-rich spot that shouldn't be too dry
• Protection is recommended in severe frost
• Also suitable for growing on windowsills and balconies
• Needs only a little fertiliser
• Harvest individual leaves or cut off the entire rosette over the heart of the plant
• Requires a sandy, loamy, salty, humus-rich soil
• Pre-sowing not recommended
• Weak consumer of nutrients
• True to type seeds
• Crop rotation: 3 to 4 years