Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Potted Comfrey

Available only for pick-up at nursery.

Species: Symphytum sp. 

History: Comfrey plants are native to various continents around the world including Europe, Asia, and North America. Common names such as boneset and knitbone and its genus name referencing the Greek 'symphis' meaning 'growing together of bones' indicates it may have been used medicinally for mending bones. Comfrey is now popular as a permaculture plant.

Why We Grow It: This classic permaculture plant grows incredibly deep tap roots, mining rich nutrients from deep below the soil surface. It's a living mulch that 'molts' 3-4 times each season. It's used in traditional medicine and creates a healthful compost tea full of calcium and potassium. It grows up to 70 cm tall, before molting down, and spreads slowly over the years.

$18.00

Size:

9 low in stock

Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Compost tea, planting near trees to draw up nutrients in soil

Fruit Size: n/a

Storage: n/a

Harvest: N/A

Tree Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 4

Soil Preferance: Prefers loam but adaptable to different soils

Flowering Time: Spring - Late

Pollination Requirements: Self-pollinating

Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

General Growth Habit: Plant gets up to 70cm tall, flops over a few times a year, thin bristles on leaves and stem can be a bit abrasive, flowers late spring to early summer

Reminder: Potted plants are available for pick-up only!

Potted plants vary in size and age, but we typically pot berries and smaller seedlings in 1-3 gal pots and larger grafted trees in 5-16 gal pots.

  • 1g pots - 1-3ft tall
  • 2g or 3g pots - 1.5-3ft tall
  • 5g pots - 3-7ft tall
  • 8g pots - 4-7ft tall
  • 16g pots - 6-8ft tall
Potted Comfrey

Potted Comfrey

$18.00

$18.00

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