Family: Boraginaceae
Scientific Name: Symphytum uplandricum Variegatum
Common Name: Variegated Comfrey
| Description | A Comphrey grown for its variegated foliage. |
| Pronunciation | (SIM-fi-tum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Sunlight | partial shade, shade |
| Moisture | prefers moist, tolerates average |
| Soil & Site | prefers moist, tolerates average |
| Flowers | pink, mauve to blue, tubular, drooping cymes |
| Leaves | green center cream to white irregular outer edge, can become large |
| Dimensions | 2 feet tall |
| Maintenance | remove parts of plant reverting to all green, remove green seedlings |
| Propagation | division |
| Misc Facts | Symphytum from Greek together and phyton plant |
| Notes & Reference | #116-Pulmonarias and The Borage Family (Masha Bennit) |
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