"Billy" wrote in message
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Pat Kiewicz wrote:

Billy said:


Plant whose tag got lost two years ago are starting to bloom.
http://tinypic.com/1r509n5u
The first plant (plant_1) has reddish stalks and looks like a mint.
The second plant has large leaves.
Any ideas?

The mint with reddish stems is...some sort of mint (Mentha).
What does is smell/taste like?
No descernable smell or taste.

The other plant looks like a some sort of burdock (Arctium sp.).
Bingo, Arctium lappa - L.
I don't remember planting it, and it certainly didn't flower last year.
Thank you, Pat.
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Yep, second plant is definately burdock, I raise it for the seeds,
leaves and roots to use as a supplement for blood sugar control.
The whole plant can be used for this. The seeds also contain a high
percentage of essential oils.

If I remember correctly, burdock will not bloom the first year it is
planted,
mine have been coming back from some of the roots that get left and produce
seed every year. Might not work this way in a colder climate.

Burdock can be quite invasive, if you don't wat it spreading clip the seed
heads before they began shedding seed.

basilisk