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Old 08-11-2006, 12:07 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\) Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\) is offline
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Default Weed / plant identification


"Phil L" wrote in message
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Phil L wrote:
Right, here goes...it's a wild plant, IE it grows anywhere, although
it's not everywhere!
it resembles dock in size and leaf shape except the leaves are darker
green, almost bluish and hairy and more pointed.
A clump of it would easily be about 14 inches across and high....I
don't want to know for any particular reason, I just keep seeing it
and don't know what it is, googling for hairy leaves gets nowhere


Thanks to all, I think it's comfrey as suggested by K and Sue...I may
'aquire' a clump of it for the garden, I think the leaves are quite
impressive in the right setting, the flowers will be a bonus.

Comfrey/Borage/Alkanet-all are impressive and very pretty flowers but they
self seed prolifically and have deep tap roots that get deeper and broader
each season. On the plus side they make superb compost:-)