Symphytum officinale is the common garden comfrey all permaculture folks are enamored with and has many uses in the permaculture or cottage garden. It prefers full sun, and grows quite tall.

But have you heard of Symphytum grandiflorum? This cousin of garden comfrey is a diminutive little plant that loves shade and has all the same medicinal properties (with less liver toxicity) as S. officinale, but fits in a different part of the landscape. Good for a woodland or shady permaculture garden zones 3-9.

Use good judgment and planning when you plant it, it will be there forever, and it does spread slowly to fill in an area.


Ways to support our work:

Paypal.me/ParkrosePermaculture

www.Patreon.com/ParkrosePermaculture1

www.ko-fi.com/ParkrosePermaculture