Family: Boraginaceae

Scientific Name: Symphytum grandiflorum

Common Name: Comfrey, Dwarf Comfrey

DescriptionA rhizomatous spreading plant with creamy white to white flowers. WIll naturalize in proper sites.
Pronunciation(SIM-fi-tum)(grand-i-FLO-um)
Plant TypeAll Plants, Perennials Hardy
Hardiness Zone5-8
Sunlightfull, part sun, partial shade
Moistureaverage, moist, tolerates some dryness once established
Soil & Siteaverage, rich, moist
Flowerscreamy white to white, tubular, borne in drooping clusters (scorpiod cymes)
Fruitnutlets
Leavesgreen
Stemsrhizomes
Dimensions1.5 by 2 feet (HS)
Maintenancesome pruning to maintain shape after bloom.
Propagationroot cuttings or division.
Native SiteEurope, the Caucasus, naturalized in UK
Notes & Reference#116-Pulmonarias and The Borage Family (Masha Bennit), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org)
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