BORAGE

Botanic Name: Borago officinalis

Bright blue star-shaped edible flowers in which leaves can be used in salads and cooking. Adds a delicate cucumber flavour to foods, used in traditional medicine.

Borage also attracts pollinators to your garden and is an excellent companion plant for many vegetables.

How To Grow:
Sow 10mm deep in flowering position in full sun or semi-shade. Firm down gently and keep moist. Use leaves in salads and cooking and the flowers for a garnish. Seedlings emerge 10-14 days.

When To Plant: Spring to Summer.
Harvest: 10-12 weeks
Sow: Spring, Summer
Number of Seeds: 100