Easy to grow, borage is an attractive self-seeding annual with sky blue star shaped flowers, which are an excellent nectar source for bees. 9x9cm pot (8cm depth)
Description
- Self-seeding annual
- Culinary and medicinal uses
- Attractive to bees
- Edible flowers
Cultivated for centuries, borage was valued as an infusion to promote courage and as a herb to make a man merry. Certainly it has been added to both wines and beer over the centuries, but one of its folk names ‘bee bread’ gives a good indication of how popular the flowers are with bees and pollinators.
Plant Care
- Height: 60-100cm
- Type: Hardy
- Aspect: Sun/shade
- Soil: Any/alkaline
- Flower colour: Blue
- Flowering period: June - August