![]() ![]() ![]() Dwarf comfrey is also a dynamic accumulator, beneficial insect habitat, nutritious and quickly decomposing top mulch and vital compost tea ingredient. Symphytum grandiflorum Hidcote Blue Foliage: Deciduous Habit: Clump forming Potentially harmful: Ingestion of roots or leaves may cause severe discomfort. Permaculturists like Symphytum grandiflorum because it will fill out a polyculture’s herbaceous layer at a slower rate than other comfreys, which can be helpful if your food forest or woodland garden is very young and there are other plants that need time and space to establish. It is also known as knitbone because of its incredible medicinal properties. Share your passion, ask questions and share your knowledge Detailed plant records. This one is a slower grower, about 12” per year. (Comfrey) Symphytum Hidcote Blue is a tough, reliable flowering ground cover plant with some leaf cover through the winter and clumps of fresh leaves. 'Hidcote Blue’ is not grown for herbal reasons. Symphytum grandiflorum Hidcote Blue Symphytum grandiflorum Hidcote Blue Symphytum officinale Symphytum grandiflorum Symphytum grandiflorum Symphytum. Bell-shaped, bluebell-like, soft blue and white flowers appear in drooping clusters (scorpiod cymes) in mid-spring to early summer. It features light green crinkled leaves (to 4 long). all comfrey varieties make the bees happy. Symphytum Hidcote Blue has clusters of tubular flowers in late spring and a delicate bi-colour effect, with the pretty red buds opening to pale blue flowers. ‘Hidcote Blue’ is a hybrid comfrey cultivar that typically grows in a low-spreading clump to 18 tall. This variety has dark green leaves clusters of dark pink to red buds open to small and lovely white to cream flowers in spring and early summer. Similar in height to ‘Hidcote Blue’, grandiflorum’s height and width can be 1.5’ x 2’ and it is hardy to at least USDA zone 5. Dwarf comfrey is a medium to low growing, dense, clump forming and assertive perennial ground cover. Botanical Name: Symphytum grandiflorum Hidcote Blue Size: NO.1 Suggested Uses: Borders, Perennializing, Showy Flowers, Shade Garden, Deer Resistant, Attract.
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