Symphytum grandiflorum | Creeping Comfrey Naomi Slade This fabulous plant gives height

This fabulous plant gives height and movement in the garden

as its flowers look like the fingers of a glove

that are cream with a pinkish tinge

Flower plumes look great in a vase

taxonomists have determined that this species is actually a Goldenrod based on its flower structure

Symphytum grandiflorum | Creeping Comfrey Naomi Slade This fabulous plant gives heightWe call it a comfrey and as its name suggests, it will creep through the areas where you plant it. We use it under fruit trees and also as a ground cover in some of our bigger spaces in the garden that need filling as the bees just cant get enough of it and for us that is reason enough. We find it does not spread rampantly and we have found that it is not as deep rooted as our big Comfrey and we find we can easily dig it out if we want to move it and