Symphytum grandiflorum

{{Short description|Species of plant in the family Boraginaceae}}

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|species=grandiflorum

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Symphytum abchasicum {{small|Trautv.}}
Symphytum ciscaucasium {{small|Gvin.}}
Symphytum cordatum {{small|M.Bieb.}}

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Symphytum grandiflorum, the creeping comfrey, or running comfrey is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is native to the Caucasus region, and introduced to various locales in Europe as a garden escapee. A deer-tolerant perennial, it is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 8, and is recommended for borders and shady situations. The unimproved species and a number of cultivars are commercially available. Also, it has been crossed with Russian comfrey (Symphytum × uplandicum) to produce the multi-cross hybrid Hidcote comfrey (Symphytum × hidcotense, named after the Hidcote Manor Garden){{Cite web |url=https://bestlandscapeideas.com/comfrey-types-decorative-varieties-photos-of-plants/ |title=Comfrey: Types, Decorative Varieties, Photos Of Plants - Best Landscape Ideas |date=August 10, 2020}}), of which a range of ornamental cultivars are available.

The official first formal scientific species description was published in 1846 by the Swiss botanist Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle (1806–1893). The specific epithet grandiflorum means "with large flowers".

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|Symphytum grandiflorum 2017-04-14 7040.jpg|Close-up of flowers

|Korina 2017-04-08 Symphytum grandiflorum 3.jpg|Creeping habit

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References

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{{cite POWO |id=120788-1 |title=Symphytum grandiflorum DC. |access-date=16 April 2022}}

{{cite book |last=Lovejoy |first=Ann |date=2012 |title=The Ann Lovejoy Handbook of Northwest Gardening |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IDNPBAAAQBAJ&dq=hidcote+%22running+comfrey%22&pg=PT413 |location=Seattle |publisher=Sasquatch Books |page=413 |isbn=9781570618789 |quote=Running comfrey, Symphytum grandiflorum, ... 'Hidcote Blue' ... 'Hidcote Pink'...}}

{{cite web |title=Symphytum grandiflorum |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/17885/symphytum-grandiflorum/details |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=16 April 2022 |quote=Other common names; dwarf comfrey ... 8 suppliers}}

{{cite web |title=Symphytum grandiflorum DC. |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/4067302 |website=gbif.org |publisher=GBIF Secretariat |author=GBIF Backbone Taxonomy |access-date=16 April 2022 |quote=Synonyms ... Symphytum ciscaucasicum Gvin., ... Symphytum ibericum Stev., Symphytum ibericum Stev. ex M.Bieb., Symphytum ibericum subsp. abchasicum (Trautv.) Gvin., Symphytum ibericum var. abchasicum (Trautv.) Gvin.}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=278021 |title=Symphytum grandiflorum |author= |date= |website=Plant Finder |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=16 April 2022 |quote=... large-flowered comfrey}}

{{Cite web |url=https://alienplantsbelgium.myspecies.info/content/symphytum-xhidcotense |title=Symphytum × hidcotense | Manual of the Alien Plants of Belgium |website=alienplantsbelgium.myspecies.info}}

Lorraine Harrison, Le latin du jardinier. Editions Marabout, 2012.

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grandiflorum

Category:Flora of the Caucasus

Category:Plants described in 1846