Variegated Comfrey - Symphytum &times; uplandicum 'Axminster Gold' - 3 Year Plant a vigorous variegated-leaf cultivar that features striking grayish green leaves with broad yellow leaf margins. Ask your doctor about the many medicinal benefits of allatoin from comfrey, especially bone fractures, sprains, wounds, bruises, etc Use comfrey leaves to turbo-charge your compost pile, especially piles made predominatly made from carbon heavy "browns" like dry leaves, straw, brush, wood chips or shavings, etc. Save money on animal feed! Comfrey is used worldwide as an animal fodder. Dried comfrey leaves contain 26% protein. Although some animals enjoy comfrey fresh, if you find your animals do not like fresh comfrey, offer them comfrey which has wilted for a day or dried completely. The little silicon "hairs" on the leaves sometimes bother animals, though the problem is solved by allowing the leaves to wilt first. Comfrey is the only plant which harvests vitamin B-12 from the soil! Each order contains one 3 year old root. Roots can be broken up into smaller pieces to create more plants