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Symphytum officinale

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  • Attractive flowers and foliage
  • Use to make your own organic fertiliser
  • Commonly known for being a healing herb
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A popular plant in organic gardens, Symphytum officinale or comfrey is traditionally used to make liquid fertiliser or grown as a sacrificial plant to lure slugs away from prized plants. As well as being useful, it is also an attractive perennial with drooping clusters of purple, pink or cream bell-shaped flowers over a long period from May to July. The flowers are rich in nectar and highly attractive to pollinators. This UK native  thrives in all soils, forming vigorous ground cover with its large hairy leaves. Both practical and decorative, Symphytum officinale is a valuable addition to wildlife-friendly and productive gardens alike. Ultimate height: 120cm (47in). Ultimate spread: 150cm (60in).

Growing Information

Comfrey will grow in all soils in sun or partial shade. Rhizomes can spread rapidly and plants will also self seed so clumps should be dug out and reduced to prevent them from becoming invasive. Plants will die back in autumn and fresh new growth will appear again in spring.

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Caution: irritant to skin and eyes,harmful if eaten

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Delivery Charge

Standard Charge

Packet seed only will incur a carriage charge of £2.99.

All other products incur a carriage charge of £6.99.

If your order comprises of a combination of carriage charges then a combined carriage charge of £7.99 will be applied.

Live Plants

Suttons strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. While the majority of our nursery plants cope well with slight delays in intransit, sadly, the time it takes to deliver to certain locations in the UK means that we can't guarantee this for some of our smaller plug products and tender bedding and vegetable lines, which do not respond well to the extra journey time. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3.

Non Standard Deliveries

Unfortunately like many companies in our industry we are currently only able to supply orders to UK based customers, excluding those in Northern Ireland. We are committed to finding a way that we can resume or normal services again as soon as possible. Please accept our apologies for any inconvience caused.

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