True Comfrey 50 Seeds (Symphytum officinale) Non GMO, Heirloom

I soaked them 48 hours in some water in a bowl in the fridge then planted them and they have come up. I’m very happy about that.

They didn't grow!

I think every seed sprouted. Excellent value for price. Great at attracting pollinators,building soil and fertilizing. If you don't want them everywhere clip flowers before seeds mature. I just dug up stray plants and relocated them ,plus gave many away.

These seeds had very low direct sow germination rates. This is likely a human error. I strongly recommend creating starts in a controlled environment such as indoors under a grow light during late winter so as to be able to set them out in spring after last frost has passed. They are frost tolerant, however, and the occasional late frost, though it may lightly damage the leaves, it will not likely kill them or do any other kind of significant harm to a healthy plant. The few that did germinate were very slow to grow and took a year to establish, but once established by the second year, these things absolutely take off! My local bees have mostly ignored them, but other beneficial insects such as Assassin Bugs and carnivorous beetles do seem attracted to them, although, the blooms also seem to provide an early season nectar source to cucumber beetles, which, in my opinion, is possibly a good thing! That means that this could be a potential trap crop to lure and eliminate these pests before the growing season truly starts. It also appears two different varieties were mixed into this seed packet, which, at least in my case, I consider a great bonus! I had no idea Comfrey had more than one variety and the contrast in color is really quite nice to look at in the garden.

Unless you are seeking a monocrop or to use as fodder, DO NOT PLANT THIS cultivar. There are varieties that are not super spreaders. Use those.Cultivation in pots is frequently unsuccessful.In ground with a full winter to cold stratify is required. Needs one full season to establish. Then...It takes over and there is no eliminating it. No eliminating. The tap root is 4ft-5ft. Long. This cultivar is no joke.

Comfrey plants around here are at least 5 - 10 dollars. I now have 25 plants for under $5. I planted 2 seeds in each pot. Most of all the seeds germinate.

Followed package directions. Seeds emerged in 4 days.

I planted 30 plants this spring. They were a little slow to grow, not because of the seeds but the weather was harsh. Once they finally got big and bloomed I discovered that my comfrey that I really wanted, was borage, which I did NOT want. On the plus side, I did get a 100% germination rate.