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I have this HUGE plant overtaking my front garden (it's over 4 feet wide at this point!) and another starting up! I have absolutely no clue as to what it is. At first, when it started growing last year, I thought it might be a stray rhubarb...but none of the stems ever turned color...they stayed green. The leaves on this thing are humongous! Some get to be over 3 feet wide themselves. Please help me identify this as flower or weed! Cuz both are gonna get ripped up real fast (roots and all!) if I am not told otherwise.
That looks like a nice, healthy Great Burdock to me. I'd say you better get it out of there before it produces seeds. You know ... those stick-a-boos that get all over your clothes & hair. Not to mention the pets getting them tangled in their fur. I have a thoughtful cat that goes and collects seeds from the field for me. Burdock has a tremendous tap root so you'll need to dig DEEP! I believe it's a biennial and spreads from seeds so if you don't let him re-seed there shouldn't be any more. The root is used as a medicinal herb if you want to dry it.
I've got tons of these in my lower pasture area. They are lots of fun to mow over with the tractor!! They give a very satisfying crunch and produce a very nice thick green mulch for my compost bin.
