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Comfrey Common [64750]

Comfrey Common

Symphytum officinale

A perennial herb with lower leaves that are bristly, up to 30cm long and attached to winged leaf stalks that emerge from the base of the plant.

$4.00

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Smaller leaves that are also bristly but lack petioles are borne on 60-90cm tall flowering stems. Flowers are bell-shaped and the colour is either yellow or blue hues, they form distinctive curled clusters. Great plant to include in your composting.

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This snippet from the growing-guides.co.uk website explains Comfrey's value to the Organic Gardener...

“Comfrey is a particularly valuable source of fertility to the organic gardener. It is very deep rooted and acts as a dynamic accumulator,[6] mining a host of nutrients from the soil. These are then made available through its fast-growing leaves (up to 1.8-2.3 kilograms (4.0-5.1 lb) per plant per cut) which, lacking fibres, quickly break down to a thick black liquid. There is also no risk of nitrogen robbery when comfrey is dug into the soil as the C:N ratio of the leaves is lower than that of well-rotted compost. Comfrey is an excellent source of potassium, an essential plant nutrient needed for flower, seed and fruit production. Its leaves contain 2-3 times more potassium than farmyard manure, mined from deep in the subsoil, tapping into reserves that would not normally be available to plants.”

https://growing-guides.co.uk/companion-planting-comfrey/ - Source: Wikipedia

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Annual or Perennial  Perennial
Approx days to flower/harvest 30
Height 60cm
Space between plants  60cm
When to sow Spring, Summer
Seeds per packet Approx 25