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21-05-2009, 07:03 AM
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| | | Blue comfrey?
This comfrey, growing on waste ground by a river (though not especially damp), is probably just a variant of Russian Comfrey ( Symphytum x uplandicum) - except I've never seen one in this shade of blue before?
Any ideas? Is there anything else it could possibly be?  |
21-05-2009, 07:40 AM
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| | | Re: Blue comfrey?
It's comfrey and strangely the only colour I see growing near a copse near me. I think they like some shade somehow.
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21-05-2009, 08:21 AM
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| | | Re: Blue comfrey?
Could be Hidcote Blue Comfrey, but its easily confused with Russian Comfrey  |
21-05-2009, 12:48 PM
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| | | Re: Blue comfrey?
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Originally Posted by KeenTeen17  Could be Hidcote Blue Comfrey, but its easily confused with Russian Comfrey | Hidcote Blue Comfrey is only in one of my books; Stace, 1997 edition. He lists its distribution as West Kent, Surrey, Salop, East Lothian and Guernsey. I'll look out for it on my occasional expeditions to Shropshire. |
21-05-2009, 01:46 PM
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| | | Re: Blue comfrey?
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Originally Posted by treecreeper Hidcote Blue Comfrey is only in one of my books; Stace, 1997 edition. He lists its distribution as West Kent, Surrey, Salop, East Lothian and Guernsey. I'll look out for it on my occasional expeditions to Shropshire. | It can also come up in Wildflower seed mixes as well. its one of those Horticultural varieties |
21-05-2009, 04:12 PM
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| | | Re: Blue comfrey?
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Originally Posted by treecreeper Hidcote Blue Comfrey is only in one of my books; Stace, 1997 edition. He lists its distribution as West Kent, Surrey, Salop, East Lothian and Guernsey. I'll look out for it on my occasional expeditions to Shropshire. | It's quite a distinctive plant ( here's an online picture) and one that's pretty frequent in and around towns these days.
It doesn't look anything like the plant I've posted here - I guess this one must just be Russian Comfrey in a colour-form I'm unfamiliar with  |
21-05-2009, 04:13 PM
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| | | Re: Blue comfrey?
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Originally Posted by davidbr It's quite a distinctive plant ( here's an online picture) and one that's pretty frequent in and around towns these days.
It doesn't look anything like the plant I've posted here - I guess this one must just be Russian Comfrey in a colour-form I'm unfamiliar with | I have Hidcote Blue Comfrey near me and the flowers have turned exactly like the ones in your photo as they have grown older and started decomposing |
21-05-2009, 05:15 PM
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| | | Re: Blue comfrey?
It looks like Russian Comfrey to me Quote:
Originally Posted by KeenTeen17 It can also come up in Wildflower seed mixes as well. its one of those Horticultural varieties | I would seriously doubt that 'Hidcote Blue' would be included in wildflower seed mixes. | | |
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