SEEDS AVAILABLE:
- Sow directly 1-2 weeks before last frost date, as soon as soil can be worked
- 7-15 days to germinate
- 100 seeds
PLANT PROFILE:
Annual
Height: 45 cm (18 in.)
Spread: 45 cm (18 in.)
Bloom: Stunning blue (to purple-pink) star-shaped flowers, edible with cucumber flavour
Foliage: Medium green coarse leaves with bristles
Light: Full sun
Water: Moderate to none
Soil: Not rich, well-drained
Garden Location: Best among casual edibles; good companion plant for tomatoes and other fruit; attracts pollinators (bees)
Borago officinalis (Borage)
$5.00Price
Not only are the flowers beautiful and tasty in salads and tea, but the plant is a dynamic bee attractant and readily self-sows.
