Symphytum Ã- uplandicum 'Axminster Gold' (Russian comfrey)
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Symphytum officinale
( Common comfrey )
Vigorous, clumping perennial with upright stems and coarse, hairy, dark green leaves up to 10 inches long. Bears forked cymes of violet, pink or yellow flowers.
Comfrey
Symphytum officinale L.
Family: Boraginaceae, Borage
Genus: Symphytum ...
Symphytum officinale L.
Synonyms
Symphytum officinale L. subsp. officinale ...
Symphytum officinale, Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 92.
Recommended Temperature Zone:
sunset: All zones
USDA: 3-10 ...
#1088 Symphytum officinale
Common Names: comfrey, common comfrey, knitbone
Family: Boraginaceae (borage Family)
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Tuberous Comfrey (Symphytum tuberosum) is a large-leaf borage which spreads via rhizomes from its initial clump. It thrives in sun or part shade, & can be rather too aggressive if it finds conditions ideal.
Symphytum officinale (Boraginaceae) - This plant has been used since greek times to treat wounds externally. It contains allantoin, a chemical which actually does promote new cell growth, and is found in commercial products for that purpose.
Symphytum officinalis
Herbs
Sow seed when fresh, onto fertile, moist soil in fair to good light. Grows very readily from root cuttings. Can be very invasive: limit its growth by growing inside a buried, deep container. Hardy to zone 3 ...
Symphytum officinale (L)
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Symphytum officinale
MEDICINAL: A poultice of comfrey heals wounds, burns, sores, and bruises. It is a powerful remedy for coughs, ulcers, healing broken bones and sprains, and is used in treating asthma.
Symphytum species (comfrey) can be described as a ground cover or an invasive weed. Used carefully, they can be very useful to cover awkward places in the garden.
Comfrey (Symphytum) - Suited for naturalising in open sunny places, and, when well grown in masses, their foliage has a fine effect. The largest and best kinds for the wild garden are S. asperrimum and S. caucasicum. The Bohemian Comfrey (S.
Comfrey - Symphytum officinalis (in the Boraginaceae or Borage family)
Parts used: Root and main rib of leaf have the most mucilage and allantoin.
Taste/Smell: Mucilaginous, nutritious tasting, bland.
Comfrey, Symphytum officinale
Culinary:
Comfrey leaves can be eaten as a vegetable, much like spinach. Steam young leaves and sprinkle a little cheese over, add to salads or use as greenery on sandwiches.
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Consuelda mayor - Symphytum officinale
Consuelda media - Ajuga reptans
Consuelda menor - Prunella vulgaris
Consuelda real - Delphinium consolida
Consuelda roja - Potentilla erecta
Consuelda sarracénica - Solidago virga-aurea ...
Grande Consoude [French]: Symphytum officinale
Grande Duchesse de Bade Rhododendron [English]: Rhododendron 'Grande Duchesse de Bade'
Grande Duchesse Helene Rhododendron [English]: Rhododendron 'Grande Duchesse Helene' ...
It is represented in Britain by bugloss (Echium) (fig. 1), comfrey (Symphytum), Myosotis, hounds-tongue (Cynoglossum) (fig. 2), and other genera, while borage (Borago officinalis) (fig. 3) occurs as a garden escape in waste ground.
Medical Uses: Nineteenth century herbalist suggested that Wild Comfrey (Cynoglossum virginianum) could be a substitute for Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) which is the Old World Comfrey long used for treating wounds and internally for digestive ...
Pulmonaria are members of the Boraginaceae family and first cousin to other well-known garden favorites such as myosotis (forget-me-not), brunnera, symphytum, and mertensia (Virginia Bluebell).
The creamy yellow-flowered form is stated by Hooker to be Symphytum officinale proper, and the purple flowered he considered a variety and named it S. officinale, var patens. The botanist Sibthorpe makes a definite species of it under the name patens.
symptoms can include visual and perceptual disturbances and heart and kidney problems. There have been many reported cases of poisoning, for example when foxglove leaves have been mistakenly collected by those wishing to make comfrey (Symphytum ...
 See also: Comfrey, May, Green, Medic, Pink
  
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