Comfrey 'Bocking 14' Plant (Symphytum x uplandicum)
132 SEK
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Comfrey plant - plants taken from a perennial mother plant of the variety 'Bocking 14' (naturally propagated through root divisions)
'Bocking 14' is a sterile variety, which means it does not have the ability to produce and spread by seed. Propagation occurs only underground. This means that 'Bocking 14' together with 'Bocking 4' and others are not classified as invasive.
Common name: Comfrey 'Bocking 14'
Scientific name: Symphytum x uplandicum
Family: Boraginaceae
Growth history & use:
Comfrey has historically been a well-used plant in the treatment of various ailments. But above all, it is a very effective accumulator of nutrients, meaning a good soil improver. Comfrey grows quickly and its roots are deep-reaching, giving the plant access to nutrients from deeper soil layers that are otherwise inaccessible to most plants. It is mainly minerals such as potassium and calcium that are stored in the leaves, but also magnesium, iron, phosphorus, manganese, and others.
The leaves of comfrey can be cut down during the year and used as mulch, or alternatively dug into the soil, to make the nutrients available to other plants. Comfrey leaves are well suited as fertilizer for fruit trees and berry bushes thanks to their content of potassium and phosphorus.
Comfrey has a long growing season, from early winter to late autumn.
If the leaves are not cut down before winter, they wither and similarly provide a nutrient boost to the soil they grow on. New leaves begin to grow on the plant immediately after the snow melts.
You can also make your own liquid fertilizer from comfrey by filling a container with the leaves and then filling it with water to the top. Let it stand for a couple of days and then mix the fertilizer water with 10 parts water to water the plants with.
Effective as an edge plant by manure heaps to prevent nutrient leakage, but also as an edge plant around crops and other places where you do not want weed roots to spread. Comfrey’s dense root system acts like an underground wall, making it difficult for other roots to penetrate.
Comfrey creates an attractive environment for other plants in the cultivation – whether it is to attract pollinators or to serve as a natural fertilizer.
Cultivation:
Comfrey is a herbaceous perennial. It thus remains in place even after the leaves have withered during winter.
It is an extremely easy-care plant and is tolerant in choice of growing site. It can grow in shade as well as wet soils and is therefore an effective component in flooded and waterlogged soils.
It also thrives well in drier soils in sunny places, although it prefers a somewhat moist environment.
Characteristics:
Longevity: Perennial
Light conditions: shade/partial shade/sun
Height: 50-180 cm
Hardiness zone: 1-6
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Comfrey 'Bocking 14' Plant (Symphytum x uplandicum)
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Unit price perComfrey plant - plants taken from a perennial mother plant of the variety 'Bocking 14' (naturally propagated through root divisions)
'Bocking 14' is a sterile variety, which means it does not have the ability to produce and spread by seed. Propagation occurs only underground. This means that 'Bocking 14' together with 'Bocking 4' and others are not classified as invasive.
Common name: Comfrey 'Bocking 14'
Scientific name: Symphytum x uplandicum
Family: Boraginaceae
Growth history & use:
Comfrey has historically been a well-used plant in the treatment of various ailments. But above all, it is a very effective accumulator of nutrients, meaning a good soil improver. Comfrey grows quickly and its roots are deep-reaching, giving the plant access to nutrients from deeper soil layers that are otherwise inaccessible to most plants. It is mainly minerals such as potassium and calcium that are stored in the leaves, but also magnesium, iron, phosphorus, manganese, and others.
The leaves of comfrey can be cut down during the year and used as mulch, or alternatively dug into the soil, to make the nutrients available to other plants. Comfrey leaves are well suited as fertilizer for fruit trees and berry bushes thanks to their content of potassium and phosphorus.
Comfrey has a long growing season, from early winter to late autumn.
If the leaves are not cut down before winter, they wither and similarly provide a nutrient boost to the soil they grow on. New leaves begin to grow on the plant immediately after the snow melts.
You can also make your own liquid fertilizer from comfrey by filling a container with the leaves and then filling it with water to the top. Let it stand for a couple of days and then mix the fertilizer water with 10 parts water to water the plants with.
Effective as an edge plant by manure heaps to prevent nutrient leakage, but also as an edge plant around crops and other places where you do not want weed roots to spread. Comfrey’s dense root system acts like an underground wall, making it difficult for other roots to penetrate.
Comfrey creates an attractive environment for other plants in the cultivation – whether it is to attract pollinators or to serve as a natural fertilizer.
Cultivation:
Comfrey is a herbaceous perennial. It thus remains in place even after the leaves have withered during winter.
It is an extremely easy-care plant and is tolerant in choice of growing site. It can grow in shade as well as wet soils and is therefore an effective component in flooded and waterlogged soils.
It also thrives well in drier soils in sunny places, although it prefers a somewhat moist environment.
Characteristics:
Longevity: Perennial
Light conditions: shade/partial shade/sun
Height: 50-180 cm
Hardiness zone: 1-6
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