Symphytum caucasicum

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24. to 32 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 32.
Width:	⇔	24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24. to 32 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 32.
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Features:	✓	flowers, birds
USDA Zones:		5 to 10
Flower features:	❀	blue, purple

Scientific Names

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Symphytum caucasicum (Beinwell, Blue Comfrey, Caucasian Comfrey) is an ornamental plant of Symphytum genus in the Boraginaceae family, which is native to Caucasus. It is a very beautiful flower.

Read about Symphytum caucasicum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Symphytum caucasicum, Bieb. Perennial, 1-2 ft. high, branched, softly pilose-hirsute, grayish: st. erect: lower lvs. oblong, attenuate to the petiole; upper lvs. narrowly and shortly decurrent: fls. paniculate-corymbose, blue; calyx viscidulus and setulose; corolla tubular-funnelform, lobes shortly and broadly ovate. Caucasus. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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