Family: Boraginaceae

Scientific Name: Symphytum officinale

Common Name: Common Comfrey

DescriptionA plant that has been used as a herb for over one thousand years.
Pronunciation(SIM-fi-tum)
Plant TypeAll Plants, Perennials Hardy
Hardiness Zone5
Sunlightpartial shade, shade
Moistureprefers moist, tolerates average
Soil & Sitemoist
Flowerstubular, purple, violet, pinkish to white, drooping clusters, cymes, forms tiny nutlets
Leavesgreen, hairy lanceolate
Stemsrhizomes
Propagationseeds take two years to flower, easy by division
Misc FactsSymphytum from Greek together and phyton plant
Notes & Reference#116-Pulmonarias and The Borage Family (Masha Bennit)
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