Symphytum - Revision history

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Varieties

Raffi at 19:52, 22 June 2010

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Murali.lalitha at 15:29, 20 June 2010

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Symphytum (Greek, to grow together, in reference to the supposed healing virtues), Boraginaceae. Comfrey. Erect often hispid herbs, usually hardy in all but the far North, sometimes grown for the variegated foliage of some species.

Roots sometimes tuberous: lvs. alternate or several radical ones; the cauline sometimes decurrent; the upper sometimes strongly approximate, almost opposite: cymes terminal, usually single or twice bifid or simple unilateral racemes: fls. yellowish, blue, or purplish, pedicelled; calyx 5-cleft or -parted, lobes or segms. linear; corolla broadly tubular, lobes 5, very short; stamens 5; ovary distinctly 4-lobed: nutlets 4, obliquely ovoid, erect, rugose.—About 25 species, Eu., N. Afr., and W. Asia. Monographed by C. Bucknall in Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 41 (1913). Of easy cult. in any good soil. The shade of overhanging trees is not objectionable. When grown for the beauty of the variegated foliage, the flowering sts. may be removed with advantage. Useful in borders.
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==


==Gallery==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963




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 * ''[[Symphytum bulbosum]]'', Bulbous Comfrey
 * ''[[Symphytum caucasicum]]'', Caucasian Comfrey
 * ''[[Symphytum ibericum]]'', Creeping Comfrey
 * ''[[Symphytum officinale]]''
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 * ''[[Symphytum tauricum]]'', Crimean Comfrey
 * ''[[Symphytum tuberosum]]'', Tuberous Comfrey
-* ''[[Symphytum x uplandicum]]'', Russian Comfrey, Healing Herb, Blackwort, Bruisewort, Wallwort, Gum Plant. (''S. asperum x officinale'', synonym: ''S. peregrinum'')
+* ''[[Symphytum × uplandicum]]'', Russian Comfrey, Healing Herb, Blackwort, Bruisewort, Wallwort, Gum Plant. (''S. asperum x officinale'', synonym: ''S. peregrinum'')
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+'''Comfrey''' (also '''comphrey''') is an important [[herb]] in [[organic gardening]], having many fertilizer and purported medicinal<ref>[http://www.the-organic-gardener.com/Comfrey.html Comfrey as a fertilizer]</ref>  uses.
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 Symphytum (Greek, to grow together, in reference to the supposed healing virtues), Boraginaceae. Comfrey. Erect often hispid herbs, usually hardy in all but the far North, sometimes grown for the variegated foliage of some species.
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+The comfrey bed should be well prepared by weeding thoroughly, and dressing with [[manure]] if available. Offsets should be planted 2–3 feet apart with the growing points just below the surface, whilst root segments should be buried about 2&nbsp;inches deep. Keep the bed well watered until the young plants are established. Comfrey should not be harvested in its first season as it needs to become established. Any flowering stems should be removed as these will weaken the plant in its first year.
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+Bocking 14 is sterile, and therefore will not set seed (one of its advantages over other cultivars as it will not spread out of control), thus is propagated from [[root cutting]]s. The gardener can produce their own ‘offsets’ from mature, strongly growing plants by driving a spade horizontally through the leaf clumps about 3&nbsp;inches below the soil surface. This removes the crown, which can then be split into pieces. The original plant will quickly recover, and each piece can be replanted with the growing points just below the soil surface, and will quickly grow into new plants. When choosing plants to divide, ensure that they are strong healthy specimens with no signs of [[Rust (fungus)|rust]] or [[mildew]]. When dividing comfrey plants, take care not to spread root fragments around, or dispose of on the [[compost]] heap, as each can re-root, and comfrey can be a very difficult plant to get rid of. Offsets can also be purchased by mail order from specialist nurseries in order to initially build up a stock of plants.
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+==Varieties==
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-*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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Symphytum - Revision history

Raffi: /* Varieties */

Raffi at 19:52, 22 June 2010

Murali.lalitha at 15:29, 20 June 2010

Murali.lalitha: Created page with '__NOTOC__{{Plantbox | name = ''LATINNAME'' | common_names = | g…'

Murali.lalitha: Created page with 'NOTOC{{Plantbox | name = ''LATINNAME'' | common_names = | g…'