Common name:
Hidcote comfrey
Family:
Scientific name:
Symphytum x hidcotense
Main flower color:
Range:
Mostly in south England and Wales. A hybrid species
Height:
Up to 100 cm
Habitat:
Open woodland, disturbed ground, roadsides; a garden escape
Flowers:
Red in bud, becoming pink then pale blue to white, with a two stage corolla, cylindrical for the lower half, becoming wider (and lighter in colour) above. The purplish-green calyx is divided almost to the base into narrow, recurved lobes, blunt at the tip, and sparsely covered with short hairs. Flowers are pendent, in small clusters, initially coiled, becoming straighter as more buds open
Leaves:
Ovate, stalked, with prominent net veins
Season:
April to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
