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Many of us older gardeners referred to them as plantain lilies because their broad leaves resemble a common weed (or herb depending on one’s perspective), plantain.
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
Hummingbirds slid their noses into plantain lily hostas and delicate stems of purpletop vervain.
—Betsy Vereckey, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
Hummingbirds slid their noses into plantain lily hostas and delicate stems of purpletop vervain.
—Betsy Vereckey, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
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“Plantain lily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plantain%20lily. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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