I've decided to do a Comfrey patch just for compost and fertilizer. Does anyone have roots of Symphytum X uplandicum, aka Bocking 14 aka Russian Comfrey ( hope I got that all right )?

From Richters - https://web.archive.org/web/20150524094233/https://www.richters.com/show.cgi?page=QandA/Richters/20070323-2.html "Lawrence Hills detailed the development of his many varieties of comfrey is his book, "Comfrey: Fodder, Food & Remedy" (Universe Books, New York, 1976). Hills selected Bocking No. 14 from the Stephenson strain and Bocking No. 4 from the Webster strain, two commercially available strains when Hills began his work on comfrey at Bocking. In his book he described Bocking No. 4 as "the dominant in the [Webster] strain, about 50 to 60 per cent. The flower colour is Bishops Violet 34/3 when fully open. It has strong stems and small wings. The leaves are broad and round tipped, their proportion is 5 to 10, but they have no incurling, therefore they appear far wider than a No. 1 for example. The edges are unserrated, and the veins are prominent, with bristles thickest on the underside so that they appear smooth. At the leafy stage these leaves are very large, recovering rapidly after cutting. The stems, as in all the variations under trial, are solid." He described No. 14 as "the dominant in the Stephenson strain, 80 to 90 per cent. The flower stems are slender and frequent and are entirely wingless. The flowers are Imperial Purple 33/3 fading to Lilac Purple 031/3. The flowers are pointed, slightly serrated at the edges and vary in proportion from 5 to 12 and 3 to 6." "

I dont have any seeds but I have "Russian Comfrey' all over the place, if you want some roots in the spring I can send you some. Just send me an email.

I've got all the comfrey anyone will ever need. Email me to arrange a trade. There is property near me that is over run with comfrey since they've decided to till it in to get rid of it.