🌿 Plants of the Week:
Symphytum grandiflorum & Symphytum grandiflorum ‘Goldsmith’
You might know comfrey as a gardener’s secret weapon – but these ornamental varieties are beautiful too.
Symphytum grandiflorum
– Clusters of creamy-yellow, bell-like flowers in spring
– Neat, ground-covering habit – perfect for tricky shady spots
– Evergreen-ish in mild UK winters
✨ Symphytum grandiflorum ‘Goldsmith’
– Same great flowers + gorgeous gold‑edged variegated leaves
– Brings light to dark borders and container edges
– A real foliage standout even when not in bloom
But here’s the clever bit ☝️
Both are fantastic “dynamic accumulators” – their deep roots pull up nutrients, and you can chop & drop the leaves to make free, organic liquid plant food (great for tomatoes, veg, and hungry perennials).
Many people consider the white flowering comfreys to be edible but we don’t recommend consumption of any comfrey plants due to the high levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids which can harm the liver.
External use of a poultice made from the mashed up leaves is supposed to ease aches and pains and relieve sprains & bruises.
So you get:
✅ Ornamental ground cover
✅ Pollinator friendly (bees love the flowers)
✅ Your own home‑grown fertiliser factory
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