The seed of the perennial comfrey germinate very irregularly over a long period. Cold germination: sow outdoors at the beginning of spring or in autumn. Alternatively you can use artificial stratification, as follows. Mix the seeds with moist sand in a plastic bag. Keep the bag warm and moist (approx. +20°C) for the first 2-4 weeks and then place it in the refrigerator and keep it at a temperature of +5°C for 5-6 weeks. Then remove the plastic bag from the refrigerator and remove the seed and sand mix from the bag. Keep the sand mix at room temperature and check the seeds regularly to see when they germinate. Prick the seedlings into pots and plant them out after the last frosts in mid-May.
Other names
| Botanical name: |
Symphytum officinale, S. peregrinum |
| German names: |
Echter Beinwell, Gemeiner Beinwell, Arznei-Beinwell, Beinwurz, Bienenkraut, Hasenlaub, Milchwurz, Schadheilwurzel, Schmalwurz, Schwarzwurz, Wallwurz, Komfrei, Wundallheil, Beinheil, Beinwurz, Comfrey, Eselohrwurz, Hasenbrot, Honigblum, Kuchenkraut, Zuckerhaferl |
| French names: |
Oreille D'âne, Langue de Vache, Confée, Grande Consoude |
| English names: |
Common Comfrey, True Comfrey, Quaker Comfrey, Cultivated Comfrey, Boneset, Knitbone, Consound, Slippery-Root |
| Spanish names: |
Consuelda, Consuelda Blanca, Consuelda Mayor, Consuelda Áspera, Consólida, Consólida Mayor, Hierba de Las Cortaduras, Hierba de los Cerdos, Lengua de Buey, Oreha Mulo, Oreja de Asno, Ricasuelda, Silbote, Sinfito, Sinfito Mayor, Suelda, Suelda Consuelda, Suelda-Consuelda, Sueldaconsuelda |
| Italian names: |
Consolidata Maggiore, Consolidata Comune, Sinfito, Simfito, Orecchia D'asino, Alo, Erba di San Lorenzo, Naro, Borrana Selvatica, Borragina Selvatica, Erba Pedocchiara, Erba del Cardinale |
