Tennessee Smart Yards Native Plants

A comprehensive database of Tennessee native plants

Sweet Indian Plantain, Groovestem Indian Plantain

Sweet Indian Plantain, Groovestem Indian Plantain

Hasteola suaveolens (Cacalia suaveolens)

Full to part sun, wet to moderately wet moisture level, loamy soil.  7 ft. height, blooms summer to early fall, white flowers, spreads by rhizomes.

Germination Code:  C(60)

Native Region:  Stewart, Houston, Humphreys, Perry, Dickson, Lewis, Lawrence, Cheatham, Davidson, and Williamson counties only

Designated a “Threatened Species” in Tennessee.  Wetland plant, sweet-smelling.

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