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Plantago asiatica 'Variegata' |
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| Common name |
variegated plantain |
| Family |
plantaginaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
green (summer) |
| Size |
4" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
From seed  |
self-sows in our garden
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Relative of the common weed (see Plantago major), with an irregularly streaked cream-and-green variegation pattern. Even though I don't think it's quite gardenworthy enough to officially preserve, I allow some seedlings to grow where they don't get in the way – for example, between the flagstones in our side garden walkway, shown at right.
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Through self-sowing, plants with different variegation patterns have established themselves. The one at right may have cross-bred with the 'Ki Fu' variety, whose markings are more in the yellow range.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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