Borage
A beautiful hardy annual herb with rough leaves covered in silvery hairs and the most attractive celestial blue flowers. Nectar rich borage flowers are particularly attractive to pollinating insects, including bees which make distinctively flavoured borage honey. This versatile upright herb has a multitude of uses - add the cucumber flavoured leaves to summer drinks and salads, grow it as a companion plant close to other crops to attract pollinating insects, and at the end of the season plants make a useful bulky addition to the compost.
- A beautiful hardy annual herb with rough leaves
- Attractive celestial blue flowers
- Attractive to pollinating insects
- Easy for all to grow
Height: 60cm (24").
Spread: 45cm (18").
Hardy Annual
Kitchen Garden, Cottage Gardens, Wildlife Gardens
Position In: Full Sun
Sowing Months: March to May
Flowering Months: June to August
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Description
A beautiful hardy annual herb with rough leaves covered in silvery hairs and the most attractive celestial blue flowers. Nectar rich borage flowers are particularly attractive to pollinating insects, including bees which make distinctively flavoured borage honey. This versatile upright herb has a multitude of uses - add the cucumber flavoured leaves to summer drinks and salads, grow it as a companion plant close to other crops to attract pollinating insects, and at the end of the season plants make a useful bulky addition to the compost.
- A beautiful hardy annual herb with rough leaves
- Attractive celestial blue flowers
- Attractive to pollinating insects
- Easy for all to grow
Height: 60cm (24").
Spread: 45cm (18").
Hardy Annual
Kitchen Garden, Cottage Gardens, Wildlife Gardens
Position In: Full Sun
Sowing Months: March to May
Flowering Months: June to August
