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Vegetable Burdock, Great Burdock, Edible Burdock, Cockle-Button, Beggar's Buttons 'Takinogawa Long'

Arctiumlappa

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Arctium lappa by Michaelp
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Family
Asteraceae (ass-ter-AY-see-ee)
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Genus
Arctium (ARK-tee-um)
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Species
lappa (LAP-uh)
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Synonym
Sun Exposure
Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage
Herbaceous
Succulent
Height
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Spacing
12-15 in. (30-38 cm)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
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Category
Vegetables
Herbs
Water Requirements
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
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Soil pH requirements
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information

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Propagation Methods
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting
Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Buffalo, New York

Pelzer, South Carolina

Pulaski, Tennessee

Walla Walla, Washington

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salemi
Depew, NY | March 2004 | positive

burdock grows wild in western NY. We pick when it is young and prepare it Scilian style. It is very high in iron. we call it cardone .

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Michaelp
Erwin, TN (Zone 7a) | November 2003 | positive

I grow this one and like it ,nice,long delicious,mild,bittersweet flavor,just good to eat.zip-32182

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