Symphytum x uplandicum 'Bocking 14'
Comfrey bocking 14
- Perennial
- 100-120 cm high
- Soft-coloured flowers
- Valuable foliage plant
- Valuable foliage plant
Symphytum x uplandicum 'Bocking 14', also known as comfrey Bocking 14, is a hardy, sterile comfrey that is particularly popular in vegetable gardens, food forests, and permaculture gardens. The plant produces a large amount of foliage that can be used as mulch, compost material, or for making liquid plant food. Because 'Bocking 14' is sterile, it does not self-seed.
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Garden use
For wildlife and biodiversity
Ornamental value and special features
Growth
Characteristics
| Height | 100 - 120 cm |
|---|---|
| Flowering time | May - June |
| Flower colour | Cream, Pink, Cream, Pink, Lilac |
| Growth habit | Wide |
| Growth rate | Fast |
| Hardiness | down to about -20°C |
Site conditions
| Light | Full sun, Sunny, Morning sun, Evening sun |
|---|---|
| Moisture | Dry, Average, Moist |
| Soil | Pervious, Light, Normal |
| Soil fertility | Normal, High |
Botanical information
| Botanical name | Symphytum x uplandicum 'Bocking 14' |
|---|---|
| Genus | Symphytum |
| Family | Boraginaceae |
| Common names |
NL: smeerwortel bocking 14 EN: Comfrey bocking 14 FR: La Consoude bocking 14 DE: beinwell bocking 14 |
| Origin | Hybrid |
