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Dwarf Comfrey |
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Comfrey |
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Ornamental Comfrey |
| Symphytum grandiflorum | Accepted |
| Symphytum abchasicum | Synonym |
| Symphytum ibericum | Synonym |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 12 to 18 inches (30-46cm) |
| Plant Spread: | 18 to 24 inches (46-61cm) |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White Yellow Other: Buds are pink to red, flowers are bluish-white with blue base, creating a tricolour effect. |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Groundcover Will Naturalize |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Root Division |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Dec 27, 2012 1:23 AM This plant will grow in shade, and will quickly colonize the area. I have found it useful to use beneath shrubs which are late to emerge in the spring. It gets a bit ratty after blooming, but by then the shrubs are covering most of it. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by sallyg (central Maryland) on Apr 23, 2020 2:50 PM Growing well in a zone 7 shady Maryland garden. The gardener there (my friend) says bees love the flowers. Blooming in mid April, on a spreading, low growing plant. [ Reply to this comment | |
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