Burdock
Burdock
Seedlings are available for pick-up only at our farm and plant sales in the Pioneer Valley from mid to late-May. We DO NOT SHIP seedlings at this time. Please do not order if you cannot pick up within that time frame. Enter your pick up date and location here: https://forms.gle/4Us5qbJZG7ad5UrP6 . All refunds take out a 5% admin fee. No refunds after May 1.
3.5” pot, Arctium lappa
Burdock is easily identified by its large rhubarb like leaves & thistle-like pale purple flowers that shoot up in it’s second year of growth. Burdock has many uses both internal and external, primary of which are its action as a lymphatic and blood cleanser.
View Sawmill’s Herb Profile for more information.
Plant hardiness in MA: Biennial
Light preference: Sun
Plant spacing: 18”
Plant height: Varies
Soil requirements: Moist, well-drained
Harvest notes: Root in the fall of the first year or spring of the second year. Young leaf growth. Seeds.
Photo credit: Sawmill Herb Farm