Greater Burdock
Arctium lappa
Also known as
Beggar's Buttons, Bur, Burdock, Clite, Clod Bur, Clot Bur, Cockle Bur, Cockle Button, Cuckle, Cuckold, Gobo, Great Bur, Hardane, Hardock, Harlock, Hurr Bur, Kiss-Me-Quick, Love Leaves, Stick-Button, Edible Burdock, Lappa, Woodland Burdock, Clot-bur, Cuckold-dock, Fox's clote, Happy major, Hurrburr, Thorny burr
Full Sun
Easy care
Light watering
Frost Hardy
H4
RHS hardiness
-10°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
2.7m | Max | 1m |
1m | Min | 50cm |
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
This plant has no fragrance
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Greater Burdock Overview
Burdock plants is a herbaceous plant that grows to about a 1-2.7 m in height. The thick hairy stems grow reddish-purple tubular flowers, which later develop into brownish-grey, wrinkled seed-heads or burrs with hooked spines. Close to its harvesting time, a deep taproot grows to about 60-90 cm in length and features a slender browinsh carrot-shaped root. The root is very crisp and has a sweet, mild, and pungent flavor with a little muddy harshness that can be reduced. Burdock leaves, which are less used than the root, are collected in winter, and have a somewhat bitter taste. Uses: Culinary and traditional medicine.
Common problems with Greater Burdock
Problem free
How to harvest Greater Burdock
The roots are dug in winter, and should be lifted with a beet-lifter or a deep-running plough.
How to propagate Greater Burdock
Seed
Sow seeds in Autumn about 2.5 cm deep. Germination time about 7-14 days.
Special features of Greater Burdock
Pot plant
Other uses of Greater Burdock
Culinary. Traditional Medicine
Edible
Sweet, crisp taproot is harvested in the second year and the stems picked during winter.