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Symphytum Hidcote Blue - Comfrey

Symphytum grandiflorum Hidcote Blue
Creeping Comfrey

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Ground cover with running crowns, Symphytum Hicote Blue forms mats of white flowers with sky blue tips, ideal under trees where nothing else grows.
Flower size
3 cm
Height at maturity
35 cm
Spread at maturity
40 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -34°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Description

This Symphytum with large flowers is THE ground cover par excellence. When you have tried everything and nothing has worked, Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue' is your answer.

Tight ranks of ovate and pointed leaves emerge from its running stems. A perennial with a running habit, Symphytum Hidcote Blue bears cream flowers with sky blue tips, carried in trailing clusters. it is vigorous and can form large colonies in woodlands, among bushes, on slopes... in short, everywhere one wants the soil to be planted without having to maintain it.

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Symphytum Hidcote Blue - Comfrey (Flowering) Flowering
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Symphytum Hidcote Blue - Comfrey (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time May to June
Flower size 3 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Semi-evergreen
Foliage colour medium green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 35 cm
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Symphytum

Species

grandiflorum

Cultivar

Hidcote Blue

Family

Boraginaceae

Other common names

Creeping Comfrey

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

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Planting and care

Plant Symphytum Hidcote Blue in a cool and rich, humus-bearing, well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. Keep it sheltered from excessive sunlight and protect it from strong winds. Symphytum does not have special requirements.

Planting period

Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Shaded rockery, Woodland edge
Type of use Edge of border, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -34°C (USDA zone 4) Show map
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade, Shade
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, rich in humus

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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