Product Name: Russian Comfrey - 12 Live Root Cuttings - Bocking 4

At Yumheart Gardens we raise Bocking #4 strain of Russian comfrey, Symphytum Peregrinum. It is high in protein (36%) and has a high yield, up to 100-120 tons an acre. It is a very good perennial fodder herb for animals. Russian Bocking #4 is more drought resistant than Russian Bocking #14 because #4 has deeper roots. Bocking #4 roots go down 8-10 feet. Bocking #14 roots go down 6-8 feet. In addition Bocking #4 is not invasive at all. The seeds are sterile (will not grow). Comfrey can be planted any time the ground is not frozen. They do well planted spring, summer or fall. It can be planted in the winter in warm climates. It is very cold tolerant...the perennial roots are hardy to minus 40 degrees (-40)! The leaves can withstand temperatures as low as 15 degrees and still be healthy. The plant can survive in temperatures as hot as 120 degrees. Good in USDA Zones 2-9. It starts growing early spring and continues growing into late fall. Contemporary herbalists have a mixed view of comfrey, despite widespread historical use. Its traditional names of knitbone, boneset and the derivation of its Latin name Symphytum (from the Greek symphis, meaning growing together of bones, and phyton, a plant), speak to its longstanding reputation as a therapeutic herb. Comfrey was historically used to treat a wide variety of ailments ranging from bronchial problems, broken bones, sprains, arthritis, gastric and varicose ulcers, severe burns, acne and other skin conditions. The plant contains the small organic molecule allantoin, which is thought to stimulate cell growth and repair while also depressing inflammation.

• Animals Love Comfrey
• Drought Resistant
• Fast Growing
• High Protein Count