Sweet Indian Plantain (Hasteola suaveolens)

Sweet Indian Plantain (Hasteola suaveolens)

Hasteola suaveolens, known by the common names false Indian plantain and sweet scented Indian plantain, is a perennial forb native to the northeastern and north-central United States. It is found from Massachusetts south to Virginia and North Carolina, and west as far as Minnesota and Minnesota and Missouri.

Hasteola suaveolens has a native range that includes twenty-two states east and two states west of the Mississippi River, in eastern and central USA. It is listed as an endangered species in the states of Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota and New York, it is listed as threatened in Iowa and Tennessee, and it is listed as historical in Rhode Island, meaning that it is presumed extirpated.

Hasteola suaveolens is now less common or absent in the northern part of its range. There may be only one population left of this species in all of New England. In Virginia, it grows in habitats such as floodplain forests and riverbanks, along the Potomac, Shenandoah, and New rivers.

The presence of this species is dependent on appropriate habitat, and it may be eliminated from an area by development, changes in land use, or competition with invasive species.

In Minnesota the native habitat is wet meadows along stream banks and the edges of marshes but due to the loss of much these habitats it may be restricted to wet ditches.

Plant Details

USDA Zones: 4-6

Germination Needs: 60 Days Cold Stratification

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full to Partial

Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet

Plant Spacing: 1-2 feet

Height: 7 feet

Bloom time: July, August, September

Bloom Color: White

Advantages

Pollinator Favorite

Deer Resistant Yes, to an extent. Deer will browse its young foliage but typically will not eat the stalk, the plant generally survives herbivoy.

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