Position: Full sun to shade
Flowering period: Spring to summer
Soil: Moist, well drained
Eventual Height: 40cm
Eventual Spread: 50cm
Hardiness: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a
Family: Boraginaceae
Symphytum grandiflorum ‘Hidcote Pink’, commonly known as Creeping Comfrey ‘Hidcote Pink’, is a deciduous herbaceous perennial with a clump forming, slowly spreading habit. Its has large mid green leaves are slightly hairy and up to 25cm long. Symphytum grandiflorum is native to the Caucasus region and in its native habit it grows in woodlands and woodland edges. Its pale pink flowers are attractive to pollinating insects, particularly bees. Symphytum grandiflorum ‘Hidcote Pink’ is able to spread to form an effective ground cover plant via its rhizomatous roots. Once introduced this plant may prove difficult to remove.
Symphytum grandiflorum ‘Hidcote Pink’ (05/05/12, Kew Gardens, London)
Symphytum grandiflorum ‘Hidcote Pink’ Flower (05/05/12, Kew Gardens, London)
