Black Wort

Symphytum officinale

Black Wort (Symphytum officinale)

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Also called Boneset, Bruise Wort, Comfrey, Common Comfrey

Ground coverSymphytum

Black Wort; Boneset; Bruise Wort; Comfrey; Common Comfrey; Consound; Cultivated Comfrey; Knitbone; Quaker Comfrey; Slippery-Root; True Comfrey

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Light
Full sun, Partial shade
Water
Medium
Type
Ground cover, Herb, Perennial, Wildflower
Maintenance
Low, Medium
Growth
Fast
Bloom
Spring, Summer
Features
Drought tolerant, Flowering
Best uses
Border, Container, Mass planting, Meadow, Naturalized, Slope, Specimen, Water edge

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