![]() The “chop and drop” method of mulching with Russian comfrey is very low maintenance, suppresses other unwanted wild plants, brings nutrients to the top soil for fruit trees and other shallow rooted plants and creates habitat for spiders and snakes. ‘Bocking 14’ produces a great amount of biomass useful for mulching, composting and creating compost teas. But cultivated comfrey (uplandica) leaves dont. All varieties of comfrey are both medicinal plants and dynamic accumulators bringing nutrients to the surface that is released in the leaf litter from deep in the soil. Summary: Comfrey is an herbal medicine with a history of efficacious use in. Russian comfrey is well known as a soil and compost builder as well as a plant growth stimulator when used in tea. This variety is Symphytum uplandica Axminster Gold. densiflorum (Buckn.) P.D.Sell Symphytum uplandicum f. Fantastic plant for the perennial landscape although this is officially an herb. caeruleum (Petitm.) P.D.Sell Symphytum uplandicum f. They can go to 3 1/2’ tall and 2.1/2’ wide and is fully hardy thru at least zone 4. Symphytum asperum x officinale Symphytum asperum × officinale Symphytum caeruleum Petitm. ![]() This seller consistently earned 5-star reviews, shipped on time, and replied quickly to any messages they received. If you’ve been interested in comfrey but wary of it’s rapid growth, “Bocking 14” may be just the ticket. 5.95+ Organic Comfrey Root, c/s (Symphytum officinale) GrassrootsHerbSupply Star Seller 127,002 sales Weight Quantity Add to cart Star Seller. x uplandicum) and prickly comfrey or ( S. This one is a strong growing clump forming sterile hybrid that will not self sow and run a muck in your garden and can only be propagated by division and root cuttings. The Symphytum genus contains about 35 species, all of which can be used interchangeably, although pyrrolizidine alkaloid content varies between species and are highest in Russian comfrey ( S. While Symphytum of- ficinale has definitely been shown in lab tests to contain PAs, Symphytum uplandica, the cultivated version most often harvested in the. Common names: Russian comfrey, ‘Bocking 14’ Some products labeled common comfrey or Symphytum officinale actually contain the more poisonous prickly comfrey (Symphytum asperum) or Russian comfrey (. Formula hybridae: Symphytum asperum × Symphytum officinale GRIN link : Symphytum ×uplandicum Nyman ITIS link: Symphytum X uplandicum Nyman (pro.
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