Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue'

Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue'

Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue'

Family: BORAGINACEAE
Genus: Symphytum
Species:
Cultivar: 'Hidcote Blue'
Distribution summary: garden origin
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Plants of the World (C), Plants of the World (C)
Reason for growing: Toxic

Additional Notes

Thought to be S. grandiflorum× S.× uplandicum.

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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