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Burdock (Arctium Lappa) - Burdock, or also called Great Burdock, is a robust biennial herb plant grown from herb seeds with long-stalked leaves. The Great Burdock herb is a nutritious vegetable and medicinal herb used as a remedy for measles, arthritis, tonsillitis, viruses like colds, throat pain, and as a diuretic.MORE HERB OPTIONS
Herb Specifications
SEASON
Biennial
USDA ZONES
2 - 10
HEIGHT
60 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Late spring to mid summer
BLOOM COLOR
Purple
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun to partial shade
SOIL TYPE
Well drained, moist soils
DEER RESISTANT
Yes
LATIN NAME
Arctium Lappa
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
Sow at Max 41F, germination irregular often several months
AVERAGE GERM TIME
7 - 14 days
LIGHT REQUIRED
Yes
DEPTH
1/4 inch
SOWING RATE
2 - 3 seeds per plant
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
PLANT SPACING
36 - 48 inches
Striking Blossoms!
Burdock is well-known for its spiky green pods that mature into dazzling pink flowers.
Multi-Use Plant
How To Grow
Start burdock seeds directly outdoors as soon in the spring as the soil can be prepared. Cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil and lightly tamp down. Burdock plants grow along roadsides, in open fields, at the edges of woods, and anywhere ground has been disturbed just as most thistles would. Because it is a biennial, the first year burdock only forms a cluster of large leaves. The large leaves grow from a carrot-like root that can penetrate over two feet into the ground.
- Environment: full sun to partial shade
- Soil: moist but well-drained
- Sowing rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant
Plant Specifications
Burdock is a biennial flowering herb that grows in USDA zones 2 through 10. This is a particularly robust plant that puts forth clusters of leaves in its first year, and then produces flowers the second year.
- Bloom color: purple
- Bloom season: late spring to mid summer
- Height: 60 inches
Burdock (Arctium Lappa) - Burdock, or also called Great Burdock, is a robust biennial herb plant grown from herb seeds with long-stalked leaves. The Great Burdock herb is a nutritious vegetable and medicinal herb used as a remedy for measles, arthritis, tonsillitis, viruses like colds, throat pain, and as a diuretic. In modern times, Burdock is also used in oncology and to treat many other serious health problems. Great Burdock plant stalks are cooked like celery. The Burdock root is eaten raw or cooked like parsnips. Great Burdock herb seeds can be sprouted.
How To Grow Great Burdock: Start Burdock seeds directly outdoors as soon in the spring as the soil can be prepared. Cover the Great Burdock seeds with light soil and lightly tamp down. Burdock plants grow along roadsides, in open fields, at the edges of woods, and anywhere ground has been disturbed just as most thistles would. Because it is a biennial, the first year Burdock only forms a cluster of large leaves. The large leaves grow from a carrot-like root that can penetrate over two feet into the ground. It is this Burdock root that is most often used in herbal medicine. After a year of growth, Burdock puts forth a branched stalk with smaller leaves and, in the late summer, purple-pink flowers. In autumn, these flowers are replaced by round brown burrs that persist into the winter. The herb seeds contained in these burrs are also used medicinally.