'Hidcote Blue’ is not grown for herbal reasons. 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). Symphytum ibericum (Iberian comfrey) pale yellow or pink flowers.

Symphytum 'Hidcote Pink' (hybrid) pink flowers. Height to 1ft (30cm), spread to 3ft (90cm). 3 It is native to the Caucasus region, and introduced to various locales in Europe as a garden escapee. ‘Hidcote Blue’ is a hybrid comfrey cultivar that typically grows in a low-spreading clump to 18” tall. Symphytum grandiflorum (creeping comfrey) creamy white flowers in April-June. Symphytum grandiflorum, the creeping comfrey, or running comfrey 2 is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. Genus name comes from the Greek words symphyo meaning to grow together and phyton for plant as the plant was believed to help heal wounds. Other small cultivars include Symphytum grandiflorum ‘Hidcote Blue. It should be noted, however, that the leaves are poisonous if ingested. The sky-blue-pinkname refers to the pink buds that open to flowers, which are pale blue, fading to white. Bell-shaped, bluebell-like, soft blue and. Flowering period: April - May Description: The Caucasus Comfrey is a fast-growing. It features light green crinkled leaves (to 4 long). Scientific name: Symphytum grandiflorum Hidcote Pink Growth size: 30 cm. ‘Hidcote Blue’ is a hybrid comfrey cultivar that typically grows in a low-spreading clump to 18 tall. This is a plant which makes excellent weed-suppressing ground cover and is beautiful in association with Pulmonaria. It was found at Hidcote Manor and can be inter-planted with Symphytum ‘Hidcote Blue’ or variegated forms. officinale) have been grown in medicinal herb gardens for several centuries for the purported healing properties of the leaves and roots when applied as a poultice to inflamations and wounds. Genus name comes from the Greek words symphyo meaning to grow together and phyton for plant as the plant was believed to help heal wounds. This comfrey has red flowers when in tight bud opening to a soft pink. Comfrey is generally a coarse hairy rhizomatous perennial that is typically grown in borders or shade gardens for its attractive foliage and Virginia bluebell-like spring flowers.

Symphytum grandiflorum hidcote pink