![]() ![]() Has a bushy, clump-forming habit and it does not get out of hand as much as a few of the species can. The variegated leaves are a much brighter shade of green than other comfreys with an equally bright yellow, very broad and irregular, edging. The flowers are pastel purple at the basal or upper half and white at the lower or distal half. It has a bushy, clump-forming habit and is one of the dwarf varieties at about 40cm in height with a somewhat smaller spread. This is the grandiflorum species’ contribution to comfrey ornamentation. Unlike common comfrey, its leaves are variegated, displaying fairly thick cream-yellow edging.ĭid we say that comfrey plants are not at all ornamental? Oops! 8) Comfrey Goldsmith Like common comfrey, its flowers are in the pink through the purple spectrum. It attains a height and spread of 80-100cm. It too is sterile and ‘well-behaved’ with a clumping, non-spreading habit. This variety carries a different set of plusses. It reaches a height and spread of (only) about 1m and bears the same pretty purple-to-violet flowers as the parent hybrid. 5 Symphytum × uplandicum “Bocking 14.” (n.d.). Like the parent hybrid, it is sterile and cannot self-seed but on top of that it is a well-behaved, non-invasive variety that does not spread so much. The reason is that it carries all the advantages of the plant without any downside. × uplandicum ‘Bocking 14’Ī very popular variety and ‘the smart choice’. Its flowers are among the most appealing too, being of a pretty purple-to-violet hue. It can reach a height of nearly 2m and because of the overall size, this hybrid is a top choice for harvesting leaves for composting and other practical purposes. However, it exhibits very vigorous growth and, as such, can spread. Russian Comfrey is a sterile hybrid and, therefore, cannot self-seed – which greatly reduces the concern one has about comfrey’s invasiveness. Its flowers are off-white or yellowish-white while the buds are rose-red. It too reaches a height of about 40cm with a spread of about 60cm. It originates from Turkey and the surrounding Caucasus region. 4) Iberian ComfreyĪnother dwarf species but has a spreading, branching habit. It may reach a height of only about 40cm with a spread of 60cm.įlowers are a rich cream shade but are an equally rich pink as buds. North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. 3) Dwarf ComfreyĪ bushy habit and one of the less-invasive species. It attains a height of about 60cm and bears lilac-blue flowers that are frequently pink as buds. Retrieved March 14, 2023, from (Caucasian)/Comfrey(Caucasian).htm ![]() It is native to Iran, Georgia and surrounding regions of Eurasia. This plant has an erect habit and spreads rapidly. officinale blue-flowered or Blue-Flowered Common Comfrey. This same species that produces blue flowers is identified by a specific name: S. Its flowers are either cream or in a colour in the pink through purple spectrum. This variety has a clumping and spreading habit. In shades of cream, yellowish, lilac, purple or pink, they are sometimes bicoloured with the upper or basal half being white or off-white and the lower or outward half in some shade of blue, pink, or purple. In May and June, the plants produce 1-2cm pendent flowers shaped like tubular bells. Those of Symphytum officinale have a more pronounced elliptical shape than those of other varieties. The leaves, deeply etched with veins, are elliptical and 20-25cm in length. However, all share a common distinctive feature in that the foliage – leaves, stalks and petioles – is visibly and palpably hairy. The different species’ foliage occurs in somewhat different shades of green, including bright medium green, deep dark green, and glazed greyish-green. Comfrey, a member of the Borage Family, is made up of 35 different species, all belonging to Symphytum. ![]()
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