Symphytum peregrinum
Comfrey
Description
Source: wikipedia (CC BY-SA)Symphytum peregrinum may refer to the following comfrey species:Symphytum peregrinum auct.: Symphytum × uplandicum, the Russian or Quaker comfrey Symphytum peregrinum Ledeb.: Symphytum officinale subsp. officinale
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light
🌡️ Temperature
Prickly comfrey is capable of adjusting to a diverse array of thermal conditions, though particular combinations of heat and water could nonetheless restrict its spread. The plant flourishes optimally in warm climates during the summer, provided there is sufficient rainfall or irrigation. Extended times of overcast, rainy weather or sustained high temperatures could enhance the risk of the prickly comfrey perishing. During winter, the chances of the plant surviving are heightened by the provision of adequate safeguards against the cold.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil
🌱 Fertilizer
The optimal period to fertilize a Prickly comfrey is during the early spring, as it transitions from a dormant state to a period of active growth. Providing fertilization supplies crucial nutrients required for vigorous growth. Even though the Prickly comfrey doesn't demand a lot of fertilization, fertilizing it annually can boost its longevity and foster superior, more durable blossoms.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Symphytum
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-8
- Mature Height
- 0.61 m to 1.22 m
- Mature Spread
- 61 cm to 91 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Blue, Purple
- Flower Size
- 1.02 cm to 2.03 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid spring, Late spring, Early summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Summer
- Native Area
- Azerbaijan, Iran, Armenia, Turkey