Description
Comfrey is originally native to Europe & Asia, but has long been introduced to North America. It is an herb with traditional herbal & medicinal uses. The plants have a neat clumping habit with large fragrant leaves up to 8" long. The drooping clusters of flowers of flowers are very ornamental! Comfrey likes average to moist soil, but is able to tolerate some drought. They can grow in heavy soil, & the plants are deer resistant. Comfrey can spread & reseeds, so it can be naturalized, used as a ground cover, border, specimen, or container plant.
NAME: Comfrey
OTHER COMMON NAMES: True Comfrey / Comphrey / Common Comfrey / Quaker Comfrey
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Symphytum Officinale
COLOR: Rosy Purple
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
BLOOM TIME: May - June
HARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 9
PLANT HEIGHT: 24 – 36”
PLANT SPACING: 12 – 15”
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun – Part Shade
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average - Moist
QUANTITY: 10 Seeds
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In order to offer the most selection and all of our favorite cottage garden flowers and veggies, we offer seeds and bulbs from several different suppliers.
ONLY seeds (not bulbs) are available for free shipping on orders of $35 or more. You may see more than $35 of seeds in your cart and still not qualify for free shipping if you haven't met that minimum PER SUPPLIER. Sorry for any confusion this may cause! You will always get free shipping on seed orders of $35 or more PER supplier.
You will also see multiple shipping charges for bulbs, seeds, and tools/garden supplies. This isn't duplicate shipping—you're being billed by each supplier that is shipping your order.
Need help planning your garden? Download our seed starting resources:
Cottage Cutting Garden Handbook
Winter Sowing 101
Bloom Time Guide
Direct Sow Cottage Garden Plan
Cottage Garden Plans
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