FREE: Borage x 10 +

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Borage is a freely seeding, easy growing annual plant with vivid blue flowers and leaves with the flavor of cucumbers. It is consider an herb, but is often grown as a flower in vegetable gardens where it attracts pollinating bees and is considered a good companion plant for tomatoes, squash and strawberries. It’s even supposed to deter tomato hornworms and improve the flavor of tomatoes growing nearby. Full sun to partial shade.

Mature Size:

18 - 36" (45 - 90cm) H x 9 - 24" (22 - 60cm) W. They can become gangly and floppy when they get top heavy with flowers. Growing borage in full sun will help make for sturdier plants.

Bloom Period:

Borage can bloom from late Spring through summer. Staggering your planting times will give you a longer period of bloom and provide a longer harvest time.

Design Suggestions:

As mentioned above, borage is often grown in the vegetable or herb garden because it is such a bee magnet and because it is considered a good growing companion for other plants. However, it is equally beautiful in a cottage style flower garden, where it has room to self-seed. Harvesting or deadheading will keep it in bloom longer.