• Comfrey is used to treat arthritis, bronchial problems and severe burns.comfrey flower and bee image by Paula Gent from Fotolia.com
  
  The Romans used comfrey to heal bones and treat sprains as well as the Chinese who also use it for healing wounds. It's a fast-growing perennial that has hairy leaves and stems and grows to an average height of 3 to 5 feet. This prolific plant bears small flowers of red, purple, light yellow or white. Today people grow comfrey for many purposes including composting starter, teas, medicinal treatments and soil conditioning.
  
  

Coe's Comfrey

• Comfrey leaves can be harvested 10 to 12 times per year.comfrey plants image by Paula Gent from Fotolia.com
  
  Coe's Comfrey sells plants, crown cuttings and root cuttings. They sell both Russian and true comfrey. You can download their order form at the company's website. Minimum purchase is 10 plants or cuttings. Coe's Comfrey has been in the business of selling comfrey since 1980. They do not accept charge cards, but will gladly accept checks or money orders.
  
  

Local Harvest

• Leaves and roots are used in lotions, ointments, poultices and creams.comfrey flowers image by Paula Gent from Fotolia.com
  
  Local Harvest is a website that carries roots, seeds and plants for both the true and Russian varieties of comfrey. They sell 20 healthy, organically grown plants, which can be used as a compost activator, livestock tonic or for medicinal purposes. Local Harvest has been in operation since 1998.
  
  Orders placed online are supplied from Panther Rock Farm, in the foothills below the Catskill Mountains of New York State. Visitors are welcome to shop at their organically certified farm and see how their plants are grown and tended up close. In addition, they offer special events and informative workshops.
  
  

Horizon Herbs

• Horizon Herbs website fills seed orders direct from their own farm. They sell Symphytum officinale (true comfrey) as plants and Symphytum uplandicum (Russian comfrey) as roots. The true variety orders include three potted plants and the Russian variety is sold in bags of 20 roots. The farm is in Williams Valley in southern Oregon. Orders for comfrey can be place over the phone or the website.
  
  

Thompson & Morgan

• Thompson & Morgan ships comfrey seeds via first-class mail. You can order seed packets containing 30 seeds online or through their catalogs. They have been in the gardening business since 1855.