Borage

SKU: EDI04
Borage

Plant Attributes

Container Friendly
Days to Maturity: 60
Full Sun
Approximate Seed Count: 60
Annual

Borage

SKU: EDI04
Regular price $2.00
/

Borago officinalis. An attractive annual, producing cucumber-flavored leaves and attractive flowers. Use to flavor salads, pickles, cream cheese spreads, or cook and eat like spinach. It is a surprisingly large plant for the size of the flowers it puts out. Flowers cluster on flower stalks in groups of 8-10 flowers all blue with a white center. Beautiful grown in containers. Grows 1-2'/25/61 cm high.

This site is protected by hCaptcha and the hCaptcha Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Customer Reviews

Based on 11 reviews
91%
(10)
9%
(1)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
d
daniel vickers
borg everywhere

omg my wife has borg growing everywhere its drawing in lots of bees so no complaints this is first time growing them with my tomatoes every 3rd tomato plant we planted borg first basil second was French marigold trying different things this year to help with bugs.

C
Chelsea
Unique, beautiful, and tasty!

Borage has become an unlikely favorite in my garden. A few years ago, I tried it, because "Why not?" The stems are fuzzy, the flowers change between pink, light periwinkle, and blue, and have a refreshing taste. They make a pretty garnish. They have also been a gateway edible flower for friends. For some reason, friends have been willing to try these over say violas, marigold, or dandelion, for example. They're pleasantly surprised by the mild taste and a few have then been open to exploring other edibles. They easily reseed for the next year. I can't say enough good things!

L
Laura
Reseeding annual

Borage has great tasting flowers. My kids love eating them. Be aware that they do reseed easily if you don’t pick all the flowers. I had so many volunteers the next year. But they were easy to pull out when small and even transplanted well.

M
MoonBoots Gardener
Aesthetically attractive, tasty & enjoyed by beneficial insects

Fuzzy texture and vibrant electric blue sparse flowers added lively texture & color to my garden. Bees preferred it. I topped my toasted cream cheese bagels with the plucked blooms and the strawberries I interplanted them with. Flavor reminiscent of cucumber & violas. Perfection.

Some struggled when temperatures climbed to the 90's(F) and above.

E
Emily Van Dyk

The seed quality was great. I planted a few of these throughout my vegetable garden and the bees loved the flowers. There will always be a place in my garden for a few of these plants.

Shoppers who viewed this, also liked:

Recently viewed