Arctium lappa is one of the hardiest plants around here. I love the flowers—a spurt of purple among the green prickles—and the leaves and stems are handsome.But in the fall, those prickles are just outrageous if they get in Goldie's fur or on a sweater or in your hair or on your socks.
The balls of hooked burrs separate into slender needle-shaped individuals that weave their way into anything with a looser weave (like a sweater) or in hair. When Goldie was just a pup, she once got into some downed burdock so bad, it took a couple of hours to pull and cut it out of her fine fur. And boy, did she have a bad haircut when I was done.
The root is well-regarded by herbalist for its healing properties, especially for muscle soreness or conditions such as arthritis.
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