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Asteraceae
Beggar's-buttons
Arctium lappa
Also known as Common burdock, Greater burdock, Burdock, Arctium lappa var. majus
Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Burdock · Medicinal · Edible Root · Herbal · Biennial · Wildflower · Foraging · Asteraceae · Pollinator · Large Plant
Burdock (Arctium lappa) is a robust biennial or short-lived perennial best grown in a sunny to partly shaded spot with deep, loose soil to accommodate its large taproot. It requires minimal care once established and is highly drought tolerant as a mature plant. The roots, leaves, and stems are edible and widely used in herbal medicine and Asian cuisine.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to encourage deep root growth; allow topsoil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 3 ft – 8 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cambodia, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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