Comfrey

Symphytum Hidcote Blue

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: moist, fertile soil
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: April and May
• Flower colour: pale blue and white
• Other features: contact with the foliage may cause skin irritation; the roots and leaves may cause severe discomfort if ingested
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Pendent clusters of pale blue and white tubular flowers in April and May above mounds of mid-green leaves. This pretty pink form of comfrey is best planted in bold drifts in a moist, partially shady site. It makes excellent groundcover for semi-wild areas of the garden and a good companion for ferns and shade-loving woodland plants.
  
  
• Garden care: Mulch with well-rotted manure in spring and dead-head after flowering to encourage the growth of young foliage.