Comfrey 'Bocking 14'
- Product number: 832870.1
- Origin: Europe
- Latin: Symphytum x uplandicum
This hybrid cross is the most sought-after and famous comfrey. It is the only comfrey that does not self-seed or spread aggressively! Particularly rich in proteins, the young leaves are edible. The plant is famous among organic gardeners for its enriching addition to compost, as the basis for rich liquid fertilizer (comfrey tea), and as a rich mulch.
Names:
Latin: Symphytum x uplandicum
Dutch: Smeerwortel
English: Comfrey
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- Flower colour: Lilac to purple
- Average growth height: More than 120 cm
- Attractive to insects:
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
- Hardy: Forst hardy
- Origin: Europe
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Symphytum x uplandicum
- Dutch: Comfrey
- Also known as:
- English: Comfrey
