Burdock

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