Common burdock

Arctium minus

Also known as Greater burdock, Beggar's buttons, Lappa, Lappa minor subsp. pubens

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Common burdock is a tough, adaptable biennial that thrives in full sun with average moisture and tolerates a range of soil types. Plant it with plenty of space, as it develops a deep taproot and large basal leaves in its first year before flowering and setting seed in its second. Its burr-like seed heads can spread readily, so deadhead spent flowers if you wish to limit self-seeding.