Close-up of a blue borage flower with six star-like blue petals and brown spines, surrounded by fuzzy green buds and soft blurred flowers on a green background.

Borage - Blue

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Close-up of a blue borage flower with six star-like blue petals and brown spines, surrounded by fuzzy green buds and soft blurred flowers on a green background.
  • Close-up of a blue borage flower with six star-like blue petals and brown spines, surrounded by fuzzy green buds and soft blurred flowers on a green background.
  • Borage - Blue
  • Borage - Blue
  • Close-up of a blue borage flower with six star-like blue petals and brown spines, surrounded by fuzzy green buds and soft blurred flowers on a green background.
  • Borage - Blue
  • Borage - Blue
Borage - Blue

Borage - Blue

$2.00
$2.00
(Borago officinalis)

Borage is an annual Mediterranean herb known for its start shaped blue flowers with cucumber flavored leaves. It is also a popular companion plant that attracts pollinators like bees and serves as a natural pest deterrent.

Growing Conditions & Care:
  • Sunlight: Prefers full sun to partial shade.
  • Soil: Thrives in well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil.
  • Water: Requires regular watering but is drought-tolerant once established.
  • Planting: Sow seeds directly into the garden after the last frost, as the taproot resents being transplanted.
Culinary & Medicinal Uses:
  • Leaves: Used fresh in salads, soups, and summer drinks like Pimm's.
  • Flowers: Edible, often frozen into ice cubes or used as a decorative garnish.
  • Oil: Borage seed oil is highly concentrated in gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), an omega-6 fatty acid often used as a dietary supplement for anti-inflammatory properties.
One of the easiest flowering herbs to grow, 2 to 3 foot tall borage has clusters of sky-blue little starry flowers and silvery-green leaves that add contrast to other garden plants. You can harvest these dainty "bluest of blue" flowers with their mild, cucumber taste to use as garnishes and decorations. Children especially delight in the pretty shape and color of borage blossoms and the texture of their fuzzy leaves. Its silvery green leaves covered in softly bristled hairs grow on stocky 18” to 36” plants. Young, tender leaves taste like Cucumber and are wonderful in salads, vinegars or soup stock. In midsummer, Borage produces gorgeous, starry, edible blue flowers, irresistible to beneficial insects and humans alike. Direct-sow in spring after the last frost date: it isn’t fussy about soil, but needs sun. 

 

  • Annual
  • 50 - 60 days
  • 6-12 hours of Sun
  • Sprouts in 7-14 Days
  • Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
  • Seed Depth: 1/4-1/2"
  • Plant Spacing: 12"
Caution: Because borage contains small amounts of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, it should be consumed in moderation. and is toxic to dogs, cats, and horses. 

Each pack contains at least 50 seeds.

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