Species: White Comfrey (Symphytum orientale)

Family: Borages (BORAGINACEAE)

Category: Flowering Plants

Location: NW

A. Flowering Plants

More extensive information on flowering plants can be found in a separate blog post.

B. Borages (BORAGINACEAE)

The plants in this family are noted for their being edged with coarse hairs. The flowers often start pink and turn blue, and are usually in one-sided stalked spikes, which at first are tightly coiled.

C. White Comfrey (Symphytum orientale)

This is an established rather than a native plant. The white flowers appear in May.

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White Comfrey

White Comfrey is an established rather than a native plant. The white flowers appear in May.

White Comfrey

This is an established rather than a native plant. The white flowers appear in May.

White Comfrey

The white flowers of this plant appeared in late March (2024)>

White Comfrey

The white flowers of this plant appeared in late March (2024)>