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Common Comfrey in flower

Comfrey

Comfrey is a herbaceous perennial plant that makes an excellent plant feed and compost activator. A comfrey plant is a must-have in any organic garden.

Learn more about Comfrey

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    Growing comfrey

    Comfrey (Symphytum spp.) is very easy to grow and propagate, and brings so many benefits to your garden that we think no patch is complete without a plant or two.

  2. Bocking 14 Comfrey growing at Ryton

    How to use comfrey

    Comfrey is very easy to grow and harvest, producing large quantities of leaves that are rich in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium - all nutrients needed by growing plants.

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    Propagating comfrey

    Increasing your stock of comfrey plants is a very simple process as a pieces of root re-grow very readily.

More on comfrey

We’re home to the national collection of Comfrey

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    Help us grow our comfrey collection

    Head gardener Emma O’Neill gives us a glimpse into caring for our National Comfrey Collection – and asks for help to hunt down further interesting varieties.

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    We’ve been awarded the National Plant Collection for comfrey

    We're thrilled to have been awarded the guardianship of the National Plant Collection for comfrey by Plant Heritage.

  3. Lawrence Hills with Comfrey Bocking 14
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    Our history

    For more than half a century, our charity has brought together thousands of people who share a common belief – that organic growing is essential for a healthy and sustainable world.