Symphytum officinale - Common Comfrey
Botanical name       : Symphytum officinaleÂ
Common name          : Common Comfrey, Healing Herb, Knit-Back, BruisewortÂ
Colour               : White, pink, purpleÂ
Flowering time       : May - JulyÂ
Full grown height    : ± 60 cmÂ
Light requirement    : Sun, Partial shadeÂ
Moisture requirement : Normal, MoistÂ
Winter hardiness     : Till -29°C  (USDA Zone 5)Â
Spacing              : ± 40 cm (± 6 per m²)Â
Details              : Insect friendly, Native in NLÂ
Pot size             : Square 9 cm, volume 0,5 LiterÂ
Delivery time        : 4 - 9 working daysÂ
Special notes        : -Â
General information about Comfrey (Symphytum):Comfrey (Symphytum) has thick root stocks, hairy foliage and tube-shaped flowers. They grow fast and are perfect plants to suppress weeds in difficult places. If you do not wish them to spread too much, just install a root barrier. Comfrey likes a spot in the half shade and moist soil, but really is not fussy at all. If in the full sunshine the plant will need more moisture. If you want to (re)move Comfrey, make sure you remove all the bits of the roots as they will just grow again. If the foliage get a bit ugly through the summer, just cut the plant well back. Add a hand full of compost, water, and the plant will soon shoot again. Comfrey look best in a natural planting or alongside a pond or forest edge. Plant Comfrey next to strong plants such as Leopard Plant (Ligularia), Baneberry (Actaea), White Wood Aster (Aster divaricatus) and Goat's Beard (Aruncus).Common Comfrey - Symphytum officinale
