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PLANTAGO major 'Variegata'
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Origin: | Eurasia |
| Special Features: | Attractive variegated foliage, white flower spikes. Use as a foliage accent in container plantings. |
| Basic Colour: | (white / cream) |
| Flower Colour: | white |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - July |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z9
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| Foliage: | broad, dark green, white and green marbled with tinges of pink in cooler weather |
| Growth Habit: | stoloniferous / low-growing |
| Height with Flowers: | 25 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 15 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / moist / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | ornamental foliage plant / medicinal plant / tea herb / culinary herb / groundcover |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant / for the rock garden |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.43478 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
2300 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
1 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 128 / 288 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(9) These seeds germinate rapidly depending on species and origin. If germination does not occur after 3–4 weeks a cooling period of 2–4 weeks is recommended.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
late autumn - early spring |
| Sowing to Germination: | 4 - 8 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Light (100-150 ppm) |
