Broadleaf Plantain Plants For Sale Plantago major  Herb Growing Tips Light:  Full sun to part shade Temperature:  Herbaceous perennial hardy in Zones 3 to 12 Watering:  Drought Tolerant...no but really this plant can survive is the driest of areas!  Soil:  Not picky at all. For best results this plant does like rich, loamy soil that is well-drained Comments:  An easy to grow plant. This plant does spread by self seeding, to avoid this just trim the Flowers before the create seed! Other than that this is not issues with bugs and disease.  Herb Description Broadleaf Plantain is the perfect plant for any non-green thumb gardeners. Yes, it's a weed but it's so much more than that. If you have hard, compressed soil this little guy roots can help break that up! More than just a weed...you bethca. Medicinal purposes is to help insect bites, rashes, even poison ivy by soothing and healing to the skin topically. Also used as a poultice, to get rid of splinters! This plant is used for a food source for all variety of animals: herbivores, meaning deer and rabbits will come and munch of the foliage and flower stalks. Then you have some omnivores that will visit to eat leaves and seeds for instances song birds  love to come by!