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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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    Garden Organic’s history with comfrey

    Comfrey is a regular site in many gardens and allotments for its fantastic role as a plant feed and compost accelerator. Yet without the tireless work of our charity's founder, Lawrence D. Hills, this may not have been the case.

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    Growing comfrey

    Comfrey (Symphytum spp.) is very easy to grow and propagate. It' will grow happily on most soils and rarely suffers from any serious pest and disease problems.

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    Comfrey pests and diseases

    Russian comfrey is largely unaffected by pests or diseases. However growers may encounter comfrey rust and comfrey powdery mildew.

What can I do with 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.

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    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.