Symphytum x uplandicum 'Axminster Gold'

Family: BORAGINACEAE
Genus: Symphytum
Species: uplandicum
Cultivar: 'Axminster Gold'
Common names: Russian Comfrey
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Europe & Middle East (J)
Reason for growing: Other use, toxic

Additional Notes

Like the other members of Symphytum genus it contains pyrrolidizine alkaloids toxic to the liver and lung and possibly carcinogenic in the liver.

Professor Anthony Dayan, 2022

Humans/Pets. Harmful if eaten repeatedly.

HTA Guide to Potentially Harmful Plants, 3rd Edition (2022)

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