Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)

Family: Boraginaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Blue, Pink, White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant eating for most tastes. — Young leaves - cooked or raw.; The leaf is hairy and the texture is mucilaginous.; It may be full of minerals but it is not pleasant eating for most tastes.; It can be chopped up finely and added to salads, in this way the hairiness is not so obvious.

Habitat & North American Range

Damp, often shady localities, in meadows, woods etc, especially near streams and rivers. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)