It is also a dynamic accumulator, beneficial insect habitat, vital compost tea ingredient, nutritious and quickly composting top mulch. Permaculturists like Symphytum ‘Hidcote Blue’ because as a ground cover it is dense and out competes other rapidly growing wild plants in the garden and it attracts bees, hummingbirds and other pollinators with its delightful blue flowers. Make sure that you plant them where you want lots of them because Comfrey will spread around quite a bit and make itself comfortable.
All Symphytum are very excited about cell proliferation which makes them very easy to grow.
'Hidcote Blue' has blue flowers in late Spring to early Summer. long, and the clusters of flowers in late Spring and Summer are tubular bell-shaped and nodding. Hardiness zone 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. Height and spread is 1’-1.5’, and hardy in zones 4-8. Choose the growing site with care - it can grow for 20 years. Hidcote is a compact form with silvery-green foliage and blue flowers. It also comes highly recommended as a companion plant for fruit trees.
Comfrey is a low growing, bushy and very hardy ground cover especially useful in food forest gardens because it is a dynamic accumulator.
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