Burdock (Gobo)
Burdock (Arctium lappa)
A striking biennial with deep roots—literally and medicinally—Burdock is both a powerful herbal ally and a bold garden presence. In its first year, it forms a rosette of large, heart-shaped leaves. In the second, it sends up tall flower stalks (up to 6 feet!) crowned with prickly purple blooms that bees adore and birds love to visit once they go to seed.
Traditionally valued for its detoxifying root, Burdock is commonly used in herbal teas, tinctures, and stir-fries. It thrives in full sun and loose, well-drained soil to encourage root development. Allow it to flower for a dramatic pollinator plant—or harvest the roots in the fall of its first year for culinary and medicinal use.
Biennial | Full Sun to Part Shade | Zones 3–9 | Pollinator-friendly
Burdock (Arctium lappa)
A striking biennial with deep roots—literally and medicinally—Burdock is both a powerful herbal ally and a bold garden presence. In its first year, it forms a rosette of large, heart-shaped leaves. In the second, it sends up tall flower stalks (up to 6 feet!) crowned with prickly purple blooms that bees adore and birds love to visit once they go to seed.
Traditionally valued for its detoxifying root, Burdock is commonly used in herbal teas, tinctures, and stir-fries. It thrives in full sun and loose, well-drained soil to encourage root development. Allow it to flower for a dramatic pollinator plant—or harvest the roots in the fall of its first year for culinary and medicinal use.
Biennial | Full Sun to Part Shade | Zones 3–9 | Pollinator-friendly
Burdock (Arctium lappa)
A striking biennial with deep roots—literally and medicinally—Burdock is both a powerful herbal ally and a bold garden presence. In its first year, it forms a rosette of large, heart-shaped leaves. In the second, it sends up tall flower stalks (up to 6 feet!) crowned with prickly purple blooms that bees adore and birds love to visit once they go to seed.
Traditionally valued for its detoxifying root, Burdock is commonly used in herbal teas, tinctures, and stir-fries. It thrives in full sun and loose, well-drained soil to encourage root development. Allow it to flower for a dramatic pollinator plant—or harvest the roots in the fall of its first year for culinary and medicinal use.
Biennial | Full Sun to Part Shade | Zones 3–9 | Pollinator-friendly
