Symphytum caucasicum
(Caucasian Comfrey)
Family - Boraginaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Caucasus, Iran
Year of Introduction - 1820
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 40cm or more
Width - 60cm
Location - The Thicket
Description: A spreading, rhizomatous Perennial that is excellent for groundcover. Bristly, coarse leaves are mid-green to grey-green and oblong to oval in shape. Pendent, tubular flowers are a bright, clear shade of blue. The flowers are held in clusters and produced through the summer.
Flower:
Tubular, pendent flowers are a bright, clear shade of blue. The flowers are held in spiralling clusters that seem to uncoil as the flowers open. The flowers are produced from June through August.
Flower colour: Blue
Flower shape: Tubular flowers in clusters
Flowering time: June, July, August
Foliage:
Bristly, mid-green to grey-green leaves are oblong to oval in shape and are heavily veined with a coarse texture. The Basal Leaves are larger and held in clumps. The smaller stem leaves are more narrow and Alternately arranged on the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oblong to oval
Poison Information:
The roots and foliage of this plant will cause discomfort if ingested.
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in reasonably fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.