Comfrey (garden)
Comfrey (garden)
Symphytum officinale
herb☀️ part-sun🪴 moist loam📏 medium🌡️ RHS H6
📋Quick Facts
Water
💧💧 Average watering
Hardiness
Zone 4-8
About
Vigorous herb often grown for nutrient rich leaves and compost activator.
Top tip
Comfrey is deep-rooted and hungry; plant where it can stay and cut leaves for compost or mulch several times a season.
Also known as: Smeerwortel, Consoude officinale, Confrei, Consolida maggiore (symphytum), Żywokost lekarski, Beinwell, Consuelda común, Symphytum officinale
Pest Resilience
4/5 — Good resilience
Very few pests; a vigorous plant that outgrows most problems.
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What to do now
How to Propagate
🌱Root division
Moderate✂️Cutting
ModerateHardiness Zones
H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)
RHS H6
USDA 5–6 equivalent