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Kopakopa / Plantain – Edible weed seeds NZ

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Buy Kopakopa / Broadleaf Plantain edible weeds seeds NZ –

Grow your own Broadleaf Plantain edible weeds from seed, and confidently identify Broad leafed Plantain for foraging.

Plantain is a perennial ‘weed’ you may have seen growing in your lawn, or local park.
Leaves are round with well defined veins that uncover ‘threads’ when a leaf is torn. There are many species of Plantain including a common narrow-leaf plantain, each has distinctive flower spikes.

Broadleaf Plantain leaves are edible in salads or stews, as well as having use as a poultice or in herbal preparations.

The Māori name for plantain is Kopakopa or Parerarera. Other names for this herb, or edible weed include white man’s footprint, waybread, or greater plantain, which speaks of the spread and revered use of this plant in many continents.

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Broadleaf Plantain edible weed seeds NZ:
This Broadleaf Plantain seed pack contains 40 seeds in a composable zip-lock bag, along with instructions to sow.
Also includes a plant specific info sheet; with planting tips, growing care, flowering / harvest seasons.

  • SOWING TIME:
    Early spring
  • HARVEST TIME:
    Broad leafed Plantain grows all year. pick leaves anytime, though they are at their best for edible use in the spring months.
  • CLIMATE:
    Plantain can grow large leaves in the right conditions, and will flower from summer through to early Autumn.
  • BOTANICAL NAME:
    Plantago Major
  • TYPE:
    Open pollinated
  • LIFECYCLE
    Perennial

 

Buy your Broadleaf Plantain edible weed seeds NZ, and download our free Garden Journal: Plants & Seeds Record and create a booklet to paste/keep your seed info in one place.

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