I want to plant coral bells, but don't know where to find them. I have looked in my local garden center for several season now, and I can't find any. Any one have any suggestions?
Also, have any ideas where I could get comfrey seeds or plants? No luck there either.
Thanks.
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Try this site for comfrey. It also has growing information. I have both the purple and the lighter lavender flowered comfrey. Mostly we use it to add calcium to the compost pile. It is no longer recommended to make tea from it because of abuse.
https://www.horizonherbs.com/product.asp?specific=1856
Heuchera is relatively easy to find. Burpee has a number of cultivars, but you can search and find a source closer to your location.
https://www.burpee.com/perennials/heuchera/
https://www.horizonherbs.com/product.asp?specific=1856
Heuchera is relatively easy to find. Burpee has a number of cultivars, but you can search and find a source closer to your location.
https://www.burpee.com/perennials/heuchera/
I have never grown comfrey, but have many heuchera in different flower beds.
I tried two years in a row to start it from seed, as I have a greenhouse and can get a good start on perennials. I start many different annuals, perennials, herbs and vegetables....and coral bells do not germinate well. Wasn't worth my time, so I buy the smallest plants I can find as early as I can find them, and keep up-planting them until they are a good size to put outside.
you may have different luck than me at starting coral bells from seed, and if you do, please let me know the secret.
I tried two years in a row to start it from seed, as I have a greenhouse and can get a good start on perennials. I start many different annuals, perennials, herbs and vegetables....and coral bells do not germinate well. Wasn't worth my time, so I buy the smallest plants I can find as early as I can find them, and keep up-planting them until they are a good size to put outside.
you may have different luck than me at starting coral bells from seed, and if you do, please let me know the secret.